Artist: Toyohara Chikanobu
Title: Horse Race at Ueno Shinobazu Pond
Date: ca 1880's
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Robyn Buntin of Honolulu
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Description:
Horseracing at Ueno Park in Tokyo was a popular pastime from 1884 to 1893, and prints of the emperor and empress attending the races were quite popular. The royal couple and attendants are in western dress, and the black fabric of the emperor and empress are done in urushi-e. Bruce A. Coats, "Chikanobu," p.78.
