Poppies, from an untitled series of flowers
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Dimensions
- 25.4 × 36.5 cm (10 × 14 3/8 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
8 tags
Subject Matter
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Flora Both · 99%
The title identifies poppies, and the image visibly depicts multiple poppy blossoms, buds, stems, and leaves.
Visual Qualities
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Linear Forms Visual · 94%
Bold contours define the stems, leaves, and blossoms, while repeated linear marks radiate through the petals.
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Asymmetrical Visual · 95%
The plant forms are unevenly distributed across the horizontal sheet, entering from several edges and leaving substantial open space in the central and right areas.
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Highly Detailed Visual · 92%
The image includes numerous articulated details, including petal striations, serrated leaf edges, stems, blossom centers, an inscription, and seals.
Medium and Techniques
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Prints Metadata · 99%
The catalog classifies the work as a print and identifies its medium as a color woodblock print.
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Woodcut and Linocut Metadata · 96%
The stated medium is a color woodblock print, supporting a woodblock/woodcut process.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 98%
The catalog dates the work to circa 1832, within the nineteenth century.
Geographic Regions
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Japanese Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog gives Japan as the place of origin and identifies the work’s style as Japanese culture or style.
Source & rights
Katsushika Hokusai. Poppies, from an untitled series of flowers. The Art Institute of Chicago.