Color woodblock print of two Japanese women on a veranda; one kneels washing paper in a basin while the other stands holding a round fan beside bamboo and a screen.

Ono no Komachi Washing the Copybook, Torii Kiyonaga woodblock print

A color woodblock print shows two women on a veranda beside a folding screen and bamboo. The seated woman in a patterned kimono rinses writing paper in a shallow basin, while a standing woman in a striped robe holds a round fan. Calligraphy appears in the upper left corner.

Artist: Torii Kiyonaga
Date: Edo period (1615–1868), about 1779
Medium: Color woodblock print; chuban
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 2266 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1873).
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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Ono no Komachi Washing the Copybook, Torii Kiyonaga woodblock print

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