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American Woman Riding Side-Saddle on the Road at Honmoku, Motomura, Yokohama (America Yokohama Motomura Honmoku michi)

Utagawa Hiroshige II

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woman riding side-saddle on brown horse. The woman wears a white dress with blue pattern, blue scarf around neck, pink underskirt, and a headband with feathers. A fence with a blue and gold gate is on the left. In the background, a hill with green trees and two people on horseback. The woman holds the reins with her left hand and has a fan in her right hand. The image includes a red vertical banner with black Japanese characters on the top right. The background also features a blue sky.

Artwork Details

Date
2nd month, 1861
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
425 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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