Bell-Flower and Dragonfly, from an untitled series of large flowers
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Dimensions
- 26 × 37.5 cm (10 1/4 × 14 3/4 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
9 tags
Subject Matter
Visual Qualities
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Dense Composition Visual · 88%
The floral stems and leaves form a substantially crowded mass across the lower and right portions of the sheet, while the upper area remains comparatively open.
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Asymmetrical Visual · 96%
The botanical forms extend in uneven groupings rather than being balanced around a central axis; the floral mass is concentrated toward the lower and right portions of the sheet.
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Highly Detailed Visual · 96%
Fine outlines and numerous small marks describe petals, leaf veins, buds, and the dragonfly’s body and wings.
Medium and Techniques
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Prints Metadata · 99%
The Art Institute of Chicago catalog classifies the object as a print and specifies a color woodblock print medium.
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Woodcut and Linocut Metadata · 91%
The catalog identifies the medium as a color woodblock print; woodcut-and-linocut is the closest available catalog technique category for a woodblock process.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The catalog dates the print circa 1833/34, placing it in 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 style as Japanese culture or style.
Source & rights
Katsushika Hokusai. Bell-Flower and Dragonfly, from an untitled series of large flowers. The Art Institute of Chicago.