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Woodblock print of a grey cuckoo flying left across a pale moon and blue clouds, within a rounded fan-shaped frame.

A Cuckoo Against the Moon

A cuckoo in flight crosses a large pale moon set against deep blue, cloud-like bands of color. The bird's wings are spread in a diagonal sweep, its finely lined plumage rendered in pale grey and dark strokes. The composition is framed by a rounded fan-shaped edge, with a blank cream area at the lower center.

Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige
Date
c. 1843/46
Medium
Color woodblock print; uchiwa-e
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1332 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1851).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

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