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Chiyoda Castle (Album of Men)

Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two-page spread from a book, featuring a traditional Japanese woodblock print. The scene depicts a landscape with a body of water in the background and a field in the foreground. The field features a low wooden fence on the left. In the foreground, on the left, a man on horseback wearing a blue headband and a spotted haori is about to dismount, while on the right, a man in a spotted yukata and headband runs towards the left. The man on the right appears to be holding a large sack on his back and a smaller one in his right hand. Trees and grasses are scattered throughout the scene. The entire image has a beige background with muted color tones. A red vertical banner with Japanese writing is on the top right page. Japanese characters are also present in the bottom right corner.

Artwork Details

Date
1897
Medium
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
598 × 306 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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