Chrysanthemum and Horsefly, from an untitled series of Large Flowers
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Dimensions
- 26.5 × 38.8 cm (10 7/16 × 14 15/16 in.)
- Origin
- Japan
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Holding institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Image provider
- art-institute-chicago
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Clarence Buckingham Collection
Art Genome Taxonomy
10 tags
Subject Matter
Visual Qualities
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Dense Composition Visual · 97%
Overlapping blossoms, stems, and leaves form a concentrated floral mass across the lower and central portions of the image.
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Patterns Visual · 96%
Repeated petal structures, leaf veins, and floral motifs produce strong ornamental patterning.
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Highly Detailed Visual · 95%
The blossoms and leaves are rendered with numerous fine contours and repeated internal details, especially in the petals and flower centers.
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Asymmetrical Visual · 94%
The floral cluster is balanced against a large pale field, with the insect isolated in open space and the inscription and seals placed at right.
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Flatness Visual · 90%
Broad areas of relatively unmodulated color bounded by crisp outlines are prominent throughout the print.
Medium and Techniques
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Prints Metadata · 99%
The museum classifies the object as a color woodblock print and print.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the print to circa 1831–33, within the nineteenth century.
Geographic Regions
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Japanese Art Metadata · 99%
The work is identified as made in Japan, with Japanese culture or style recorded in the museum metadata.
Source & rights
Katsushika Hokusai. Chrysanthemum and Horsefly, from an untitled series of Large Flowers. The Art Institute of Chicago.