A print depicting horse races by Shinobazu Pond in Ueno — one of Chikanobu's several images documenting the Meiji-era adoption of Western horse racing at this Tokyo venue. The races combined spectacular animal athleticism with the social spectacle of the fashionable crowd, and Chikanobu's prints serve as visual documentation of both the sport and the sartorial culture that attended it. The Shinobazu Pond setting — a famous Edo-period pleasure destination transformed into a modern sporting venue — exemplified the Meiji era's creative reuse of traditional spaces.
Meiji period, dated October 10, 1896
Woodblock print in "ōban" format; ink and color on paper
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
Woodblock print
1928
Color lithograph
1930
Color lithograph
1948
Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
Horse Races by Shinobazu Pond, Ueno was created by Toyohara Chikanobu (豊原周延).
Horse Races by Shinobazu Pond, Ueno depicts urban scenes, rivers & lakes, and animals, set at Ueno.