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Chiyoda Castle (Album of Men)

Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Three-panel illustration, off-white background. Left panel: Five men in traditional Japanese clothing sitting on a blue and white striped platform under blooming tree, facing right, one standing behind them. Middle panel: Man in green robe walking right, black hair in a bun. Right panel: Two men in traditional clothing with black hats, right man in orange robe, left man in white robe with sword, facing left under blooming tree. Canvas is creased between panels. Japanese text in bottom corners, right side has red symbol.

Artwork Details

Date
1897
Medium
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
600 × 318 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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