The Lantern Shop
| Title | The Lantern Shop |
|---|---|
| Artist | Attributed to Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木 春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)–1770 |
| Date | c. 1765 18th century |
| Medium | Color woodblock print; chuban 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. |
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“The Lantern Shop” is a work by Attributed to Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木 春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)–1770, dated c. 1765. It is executed in color woodblock print; chuban 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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