Various Spring Flowers, from the series "Springtime Plants and Trees for the Kasumi Poetry Circle of the Yomo Group (Yomogawa Kasumi-ren haru no kusaki no uchi)"
| Title | Various Spring Flowers, from the series "Springtime Plants and Trees for the Kasumi Poetry Circle of the Yomo Group (Yomogawa Kasumi-ren haru no kusaki no uchi)" |
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| Artist | Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820) |
| Date | c. 1820 19th century |
| Medium | Color woodblock print; shikishiban sheet from an album, surimono |
| Classification | woodblock print |
| Origin | Japan Japan |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | Gift of Helen C. Gunsaulus |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Various Spring Flowers, from the series "Springtime Plants and Trees for the Kasumi Poetry Circle of the Yomo Group (Yomogawa Kasumi-ren haru no kusaki no uchi)"” is a work by Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820), dated c. 1820. It is executed in color woodblock print; shikishiban sheet from an album, surimono and classified as woodblock print. In this archive it sits within the botanical illustration tradition. 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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This work is attributed to Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820). Browse every catalogued public-domain plate by this maker.
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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. 1820. Explore the wider set of works from the 19th 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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