The Love Letter
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The Love Letter

TitleThe Love Letter
ArtistSuzuki Harunobu 鈴木 春信 Japanese, 1725 (?)-1770
Datec. 1769 18th century
MediumColor woodblock print; hashira-e
Classificationwoodblock print
OriginJapan Japan
Holding institutionArt Institute of Chicago
Credit lineClarence Buckingham Collection
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 c. 1769. It is executed in color woodblock print; hashira-e 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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