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Color woodblock print of chrysanthemums in an oval footed bowl with lion-head feet, set against a pale moon and grey clouds.

Chrysanthemums and the Rising Moon

A color woodblock print showing an oval ceramic planter with lion-head feet, filled with pink, yellow and white chrysanthemums and sprigs of green leaves. A pale moon and soft grey clouds fill the misty background, and a patterned band of geometric and scalloped motifs decorates the vessel's base.

Artist
Suzuki Harunobu
Date
c. 1766
Medium
Color woodblock print; chuban
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
843 × 1120 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1771).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

Español: Crisantemos en un recipiente ornamentado bajo la luna naciente

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