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Japanese woodblock print of a young woman in a brown robe riding a golden phoenix with feathered wings across a pale background.

Young Woman Riding a Phoenix

A woman in a plum-patterned brown robe sits astride a phoenix with golden, feathery wings sweeping behind her. She holds a tall ornate object in one hand, while chrysanthemum-like plants and a red seal mark fill the lower right corner against a pale, soft background.

Artist
Suzuki Harunobu
Date
1765
Medium
Color woodblock print; chuban yoko-e
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1263 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1770).
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: Joven montada en un fénix

Una mujer con un kimono marrón estampado con flores de ciruelo va sentada sobre un fénix cuyas alas doradas y plumosas se extienden hacia atrás. Sostiene un objeto alto y ornamentado con una mano, mientras plantas parecidas a crisantemos y un sello rojo ocupan la esquina inferior derecha.

Português: Jovem montada em uma fênix

Uma mulher com um quimono marrom com padrão de flores de ameixeira está sentada sobre uma fênix, cujas asas douradas e emplumadas se estendem para trás. Ela segura um objeto alto e ornamentado com uma das mãos, enquanto plantas semelhantes a crisântemos e um selo vermelho ocupam o canto inferior direito.

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