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Japanese woodblock print of a hillside temple at Ikegami among drooping pines, with a red gate, a pagoda, thatched roofs, small figures, and a blue bay at left.

Evening Bell at Ikegami (Ikegami no bansho)

A color woodblock print shows a hillside temple complex at Ikegami, with a red gate and pagoda rising among dense, drooping pine trees. Thatched roofs, small figures on a path, and a pale blue bay at left sit beneath a dusky gradient sky and a column of calligraphy.

Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige
Date
c. 1837/38
Medium
Color woodblock print; oban
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1145 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1843).
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, Gift of H. R. Warner

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