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Japanese woodblock print of a patterned box, white cup, black stand and folded papers, with handwritten verses at upper left.

Magic (Tezuma), from the series Various Arts

A surimono print shows a lacquered box with a patterned green cloth, a white cup, a black stand, folded paper and small rounds on a cream ground. Faint brush-written verses and a red seal appear at upper left, with a small bird motif above.

Artist
Hotei Gosei
Date
c. 1811/13
Medium
Color woodblock print; yatsugiriban surimono
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2546 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1818).
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 Helen C. Gunsaulus