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Fan-shaped woodblock print of a large pale moon over a flowering shrub and a curving stream in grey-blue tones.

Full Moon and Autumn Flowers by the Stream

A pale full moon glows in a grey-blue sky above a flowering shrub with slender branches and small blossoms. Along the lower edge, a pale stream curves past grassy banks, and a red seal and signature appear at the right in this fan-shaped color woodblock print.

Artist
Ogata Gekko
Date
c. 1895
Medium
Color woodblock print, uchiwa-e
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1634 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1900).
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, Gift of Mr. Allan Mitchell

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