Takata Riding Grounds (Takata-no-baba) From the Series One Hundred Famous views of Edo
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Object Details
- Artist
- Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 1797–1858
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- In 1636 warrior aristocracy would practice their equestrian and archery skills in the north-wet part of Edo. In the middle are two horsemen riding opposite of each other along the riding grounds. The right side shows is a group of men aiming at the white round target. Half of the target is hidden behind the pine tree, which is also cropped. A couple of arrows that missed the target remain on the ground below.
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Estate of Mrs. Robert H. Patterson
- 1857
- Accession Number
- 1941-31-268
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- landscapes
- Object Name
- Type
- Medium
- Woodblock print in colored ink on paper
- made in
- Japan
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_1941-31-268
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4e12f13ca-5ce0-4fdb-ba2d-b9f0d2f9b3d0
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