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Japanese woodblock print of children in patterned kimono playing drum and flute on steps beneath a hanging bell, with a dancing child and a fan-holding girl.

Evening Bell of Dojoji (Dojoji no bansho), no. 1 from the series "Eight Views of Children (Osana hakkei)"

A Japanese color woodblock print shows children in kimono performing on a wooden staircase beneath a hanging bell. Seated figures at left play a drum and flute, while a child in a long patterned robe dances near a kneeling girl holding a fan at right. Green and ochre tones fill the composition.

Artist
Torii Kiyomitsu I
Date
c. 1764
Medium
Color woodblock print; oban
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1194 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1769).
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: Campana vespertina de Dojoji, de Ocho vistas de niños

Una estampa xilográfica japonesa en color muestra a niños con kimono que tocan y bailan sobre una escalinata de madera bajo una campana colgante. A la izquierda, figuras sentadas tocan un tambor y una flauta, mientras una niña con una larga túnica estampada baila junto a una joven arrodillada que sostiene un abanico a la derecha.

Português: Sino da tarde de Dojoji, de Oito vistas de crianças

Uma gravura japonesa em xilogravura colorida mostra crianças de quimono apresentando-se em uma escadaria de madeira sob um sino suspenso. À esquerda, figuras sentadas tocam um tambor e uma flauta, enquanto uma criança com um longo manto estampado dança ao lado de uma menina ajoelhada que segura um leque à direita.

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