Flirting Lovers

Hishikawa Moronobu, c. 1673/81

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Flirting Lovers, c. 1673/81. Woodblock print; sumizuri-e, oban yoko-e.

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Woodblock print; sumizuri-e, oban yoko-e · 27.1 × 38.4 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title: Flirting Lovers
Artist: Hishikawa Moronobu Japanese, (?)-1694
Date: c. 1673/81
Medium: Woodblock print; sumizuri-e, oban yoko-e
Dimensions: 27.1 × 38.4 cm (10 11/16 × 15 1/8 in.)
Credit line: Kate S. Buckingham Endowment
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Art Institute of Chicago

Ukiyo-e c. 1600–1900

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