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Chiyoda Castle (Album of Men)

Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A samurai on a black horse with a red and blue saddle blanket and red straps, wearing a red jacket with gold designs, a green helmet with a red and purple crest, and a quiver of arrows on his back. The horse's front legs are bent. The samurai holds a bow in his left hand and has an arrow nocked. In the background, a building with a tiled roof and a blue and white fence; people standing and sitting; a tree; and a few distant figures on the right. Japanese characters are written vertically on the right and two stamps and characters are on the bottom left.

Artwork Details

Date
1897
Medium
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 303 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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