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Color woodblock print of two women seated on a veranda beside a shoji screen, with a clock at left and bamboo leaves outside.

The Evening Bell of the Clock (Tokei no bansho), from the series "Eight Views of the Parlor (Zashiki hakkei)"

Two women sit on a wooden veranda beside a shoji screen, one in a checked red kimono with a patterned obi, the other in pale gray-green robes with her head bowed. A clock stands at the left edge, and bamboo leaves and a potted vine appear in the garden below. The color woodblock print has soft, flat tones and fine outlines.

Artist
Suzuki Harunobu
Date
c. 1766
Medium
Color woodblock print; chuban
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2240 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1771).
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: La campana del reloj (Tokei no bansho), de la serie Ocho vistas del salón

Dos mujeres están sentadas en una galería de madera junto a un biombo shoji, una con un kimono rojo a cuadros y obi estampado, la otra con ropas grisáceas y verdes con la cabeza inclinada. Un reloj aparece en el borde izquierdo, y hojas de bambú y una enredadera se ven en el jardín. La xilografía en color tiene tonos suaves y planos con contornos finos.

Português: O sino do relógio (Tokei no bansho), da série Oito vistas da sala

Duas mulheres estão sentadas em uma varanda de madeira ao lado de um biombo shoji, uma com um quimono vermelho xadrez e obi estampado, a outra com roupas cinza-esverdeadas e a cabeça inclinada. Um relógio aparece na borda esquerda, e folhas de bambu e uma trepadeira surgem no jardim. A xilogravura colorida tem tons suaves e chapados com contornos finos.

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