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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
Museum record:
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