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  • A figure in flowing, patterned robes leading a saddled horse, with columns of script above.
  • A figure in flowing, patterned robes leading a saddled horse, with columns of script above.

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai 柳々居辰斎

A Woman Leading a Horse

Maker

Ryūryūkyo Shinsai 柳々居辰斎 (1799-1820 in Edo, Japan)

Title

A Woman Leading a Horse

Period

Edo Period

Year

1822

Medium

  • polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishment (surimono)

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishment (surimono)

Materials

ink and color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Origin: Japan

Dimensions

Shikishiban: 21.9 x 18.6 cm (8 5/8 x 7 5/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription Text/Poem: 此春は駒もいさみて乗初の夢に見てさへよいとや申す 鍼原入道前東養大分上手

足腰も地道になほる針の徳膝栗毛にてかけ廻る春 狂歌堂


Signature: 辰斎 Shinsai

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of George Pierce Metcalf

Object Number

56.039.24

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Deep Cuts
Stories from Japanese Surimono Prints
May 23, 2026 – Oct 04, 2026

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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Ryūryūkyo Shinsai 柳々居辰斎 (1799-1820 in Edo, Japan)
A Woman Leading a Horse, 1822
polychrome woodblock print with embossing and metallic embellishment (surimono)
Shikishiban: 21.9 x 18.6 cm (8 5/8 x 7 5/16 inches)
Gift of George Pierce Metcalf 56.039.24

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