Triptych: Ueno Shinobazu Horserace

Date:: Meiji period, 1890
Medium:: Woodblock-printed "ōban" triptych; ink and color on paper
Format:: Oban triptych
Dimensions:: 35.4 × 70.5 cm
Source:: Harvard Art Museums

Typical Price

Complete triptych in vibrant color, excellent condition: $500–$2,000
Good condition triptych: $200–$600
Later impression or faded condition: $50–$200

Description

A woodblock-printed [oban](/glossary/oban) [triptych](/glossary/triptych) from 1890 depicting the Ueno Shinobazu horse races — one of Chikanobu's several images of this popular Meiji sporting event at the famous Tokyo park. The horse races at Shinobazu attracted fashionable crowds and imperial notice, and their documentation by major print artists reflects both the sport's social importance and the print market's appetite for images of the new leisure culture. The triptych format provides the panoramic scope appropriate to a racing scene with horses, jockeys, and spectators.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Triptych: Ueno Shinobazu Horserace was created by Toyohara Chikanobu (豊原周延) in Meiji period, 1890.

Triptych: Ueno Shinobazu Horserace depicts urban scenes and animals, set at Ueno.

Triptych: Ueno Shinobazu Horserace measures 35.4 × 70.5 cm (Oban triptych format).