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“America,” from the series Five Nations

Utagawa Yoshimori

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful woodblock print of a woman on horseback. The woman wears a red and blue robe; a white headscarf; a patterned blue, gold and red skirt; and gold necklaces. She holds her headscarf with one hand. The horse is black and white, with a red bridle. The background is beige with small red and gold dots and a blue sky at the top. A small inset image in the upper right shows a sailing ship. Vertical Japanese text appears on the right and bottom.

Artwork Details

Date
1860
Medium
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; vertical ōban
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
429 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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