Color woodblock print of two women in kimono beside a glowing paper lantern, one reading, with a river and hillside view through a screen.

Evening Glow of a Lamp, from Eight Views of the Parlor

A woman in a dark patterned kimono kneels on green tatami, reading a long sheet of paper beside a small lacquer box. Behind her, a standing paper lantern glows while a second woman leans over it, and a screen shows a river and a hillside under blossoming branches.

Artist: Suzuki Harunobu
Date: c. 1766
Medium: Color woodblock print; chuban
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 2315 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1771).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

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Evening Glow of a Lamp, from Eight Views of the Parlor

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