The Love Letter
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The Love Letter

TitleThe Love Letter
ArtistSuzuki Harunobu 鈴木 春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770
Date1765 18th century
MediumColor woodblock print; chuban, surimono
Classificationwoodblock print
OriginJapan Japan
Holding institutionArt Institute of Chicago
Credit lineGift of H. R. Warner
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“The Love Letter” is a work by Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木 春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770, dated 1765. It is executed in color woodblock print; chuban, surimono 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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