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Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a gray cuckoo on a pine branch against a large blue full moon, with a blue water band at the bottom.

Cuckoo, Pine Brach, and Full Moon

A narrow vertical color woodblock print shows a grayish cuckoo perched on a diagonal pine branch with green needles, while a large blue full moon glows behind it. Pale cream paper and a band of blue water fill the lower edge, and red and black seals appear near the lower right and upper right.

Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige
Date
c. 1843/47
Medium
Color woodblock print; aitanzaku
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
843 × 2324 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1852).
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: Cuclillo, rama de pino y luna llena

Una estampa xilográfica en color, vertical y estrecha, muestra un cuclillo grisáceo posado en una rama diagonal de pino con agujas verdes, mientras una gran luna llena azul brilla detrás. El papel crema y una franja de agua azul ocupan el borde inferior, y sellos rojo y negro aparecen abajo a la derecha y arriba.

Português: Cuco, ramo de pinheiro e lua cheia

Uma estampa xilográfica colorida, vertical e estreita, mostra um cuco acinzentado pousado em um ramo diagonal de pinheiro com agulhas verdes, enquanto uma grande lua cheia azul brilha atrás. O papel creme e uma faixa de água azul ocupam a borda inferior, e selos vermelho e preto aparecem embaixo à direita e em cima.

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