131004-0115-OS - Practicing Archery

Samurai practicing archery at the Takatanobaba Riding Grounds in Edo (current Tokyo), 1857 (Ansei 4).

This woodblock print is image 115 in One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (名所江戸百景, Meisho Edo Hyakkei), a series created by ukiyoe artist Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重, 1797–1858).

It is one of 20 winter scenes in the series.

Title: The Takata Riding Grounds (高田の馬場, Takada no baba)

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