Lilies, from an untitled series of Large Flowers
Details
- Palette
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- Medium
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Dimensions
- 25 × 36.1 cm (9 7/8 × 14 1/4 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
8 tags
Subject Matter
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Flora Both · 99%
The image visibly centers on lily blossoms, buds, leaves, and stems, and the museum title identifies the subject as “Lilies.”
Visual Qualities
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Flatness Visual · 92%
The blossoms, stems, and leaves are arranged primarily across the picture plane with limited recession and strong contour definition.
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Pastel Colors Visual · 87%
The palette is dominated by pale blue-green, cream, peach, and muted orange, with dark green-black foliage.
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Curvilinear Forms Visual · 91%
The long stems, curling petals, and bending leaves create prominent sweeping and curved lines.
Medium and Techniques
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Woodcut and Linocut Metadata · 99%
The museum records the work as a color woodblock print in oban format.
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Prints Metadata · 94%
The catalog classifies the object as a print and identifies it as a color woodblock print.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 98%
The museum dates the print to circa 1833/34, within the nineteenth century.
Geographic Regions
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Japanese Art Metadata · 99%
The work’s place of origin is Japan, and the artist is identified as Japanese.
Source & rights
Katsushika Hokusai. Lilies, from an untitled series of Large Flowers. The Art Institute of Chicago.