Color woodblock print of robed figures lounging in a room beside a calligraphy screen, with green cloud shapes and poem columns above.

Japanese Woodblock Print: Figures Gathered in an Interior

A color woodblock print shows a standing man in a dark robe at center, holding a small object, while several figures lounge and sprawl on a tatami floor beside a folding screen with calligraphy. Pale washes and green cloud forms frame the scene, with columns of poem text at upper left.

Artist: Katsushika Hokusai
Date: 1809
Medium: Color woodblock print; chuban, surimono
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1275 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1809).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Helen C. Gunsaulus

19th century edo period ukiyo-e surimono 1800s 1809 color print japanese woodblock print genre scene figures hokusai pale palette