Morning Glories and Tree-frog, from an untitled series of Large Flowers
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Dimensions
- 26.4 × 37.2 cm (10 7/16 × 14 5/8 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
Visual Qualities
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Pastel Colors Visual · 88%
The print uses pale, subdued greens, blue-greens, mauves, cream, and pink, producing a pastel-like overall effect.
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Asymmetrical Visual · 93%
Plant clusters are concentrated through the lower and right portions of the sheet, with overlapping leaves and blossoms set against a more open upper-left field.
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Dense Composition Visual · 88%
Overlapping leaves, blossoms, and stems create a richly filled botanical area across much of the lower and right portions of the composition, while areas of paper remain visible between forms.
Medium and Techniques
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Woodcut and Linocut Metadata · 99%
The museum identifies the medium as a color woodblock print in oban format.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The museum dates the work to c. 1833/34, placing it in the nineteenth century.
Geographic Regions
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Japanese Art Metadata · 99%
The work is identified as originating in Japan and is described by the museum as Japanese in culture or style.
Source & rights
Katsushika Hokusai. Morning Glories and Tree-frog, from an untitled series of Large Flowers. The Art Institute of Chicago.