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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
Museum record:
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