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Copper Plate Engraving of a Woman Riding a Horse, a Goat and a Dog

Utagawa Hiroshige II

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful Japanese woodblock print. Woman riding brown horse with flowing dark hair and white kimono with black swirls. Red headband and red and white scarf. Pink sleeve. Brown saddle with red trim. Green border with gold accents and pink flowers. Blue background behind woman. Three animals below her: gray dog with red collar, black goat. Pink background. Foreign script in several places.

Artwork details

Date:
3rd month, 1860
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
435 × 625 px
Museum record:
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