Chū tenjiku Maruka koku shūsshō daizō zu|Picture of an Elephant Born in Maruka in Central India
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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
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From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
This print shows a woman in bright red and blue robes riding an elephant. She holds a parasol and wears a tall hat with decorations. A child sits behind her, dressed in black. The elephant has a saddle with red and gold patterns, and its trunk is raised slightly. The text around the image is in Japanese, likely explaining the scene. The woman’s outfit looks formal, and the elephant is detailed with cross-hatching for texture. Look up cross-hatching to see how artists create shading with lines.
