By an Iris Pond
| Title | By an Iris Pond |
|---|---|
| Artist | Torii Kiyonaga Japanese, 1752-1815 |
| Date | c. 1785 18th century |
| Medium | Color woodblock print; oban diptych |
| Classification | woodblock print |
| Origin | Japan Japan |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Clarence Buckingham Collection |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“By an Iris Pond” is a work by Torii Kiyonaga Japanese, 1752-1815, dated c. 1785. It is executed in color woodblock print; oban diptych and classified as woodblock print. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Catalogued as woodblock print. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to c. 1785. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the Art Institute of Chicago open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — CC0 via the Art Institute of Chicago Open Access programme.
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