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New Year’s Flower Arrangement, c. 1820s. Color woodblock print with metallic pigments; shikishiban, surimono.

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Color woodblock print with metallic pigments; shikishiban, surimono · 21.2 × 19.3 cm · Art Institute of Chicago

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Museum title
New Year’s Flower Arrangement
Artist
Keisai Eisen Japanese, 1790-1848
Date
c. 1820s
Medium
Color woodblock print with metallic pigments; shikishiban, surimono
Dimensions
21.2 × 19.3 cm (8 3/8 × 7 5/8 in.)
Credit line
Clarence Buckingham Collection
Image license
CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record
Art Institute of Chicago

Artist’s life 1790–1848

Ukiyo-e c. 1600–1900

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New Year’s Flower Arrangement · Keisai Eisen, c. 1820s
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