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Bando Hikosaburo as Hanaregoma Chokichi Holding His Black Horse

Torii Kiyomitsu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a man on a horse. The man wears a traditional Japanese robe with a salmon pink and green color scheme and white designs. His dark hair is styled in a traditional Japanese manner. He holds the reins in his right hand and appears to hold something in his left hand. The black horse faces right and has an orange harness. The background is a light beige color with darker edges. There are several lines of Japanese text written vertically on the left side and horizontally at the bottom.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1756
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
301 × 623 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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