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Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of women playing stringed instruments on a veranda behind latticed screens, in green and red tones.

Set of Three, Love Birds in Three Kinds of Music (Sampukutsui hiyoku no san kyoku)

A triptych of three panels shows elegantly dressed women seated on a wooden veranda before latticed paper screens and bamboo, several playing stringed instruments such as the shamisen. Printed in green and red tinted ink with black outlines, the uncut hosoban sheets have a flat, delicate, decorative look.

Artist
Nishimura Shigenaga
Date
c. 1748
Medium
Color woodblock print; uncut hosoban triptych, benizuri-e
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1198 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1753).
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: Conjunto de tres, Pájaros enamorados en tres clases de música

Un tríptico de tres paneles muestra mujeres elegantemente vestidas sentadas en una galería de madera frente a biombos de papel con celosía y bambú, varias de ellas tocando instrumentos de cuerda como el shamisen. Impreso con tinta teñida de verde y rojo y contornos negros, los pliegos hosoban sin recortar tienen un aspecto plano, delicado y decorativo.

Português: Conjunto de três, Pássaros apaixonados em três tipos de música

Um tríptico de três painéis mostra mulheres elegantemente vestidas sentadas em uma varanda de madeira diante de biombos de papel com treliça e bambu, várias delas tocando instrumentos de corda como o shamisen. Impresso com tinta tingida de verde e vermelho e contornos pretos, as folhas hosoban não aparadas têm um aspecto plano, delicado e decorativo.

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