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Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of women playing stringed instruments on a veranda behind latticed screens, in green and red tones.

Set of Three, Love Birds in Three Kinds of Music (Sampukutsui hiyoku no san kyoku)

A triptych of three panels shows elegantly dressed women seated on a wooden veranda before latticed paper screens and bamboo, several playing stringed instruments such as the shamisen. Printed in green and red tinted ink with black outlines, the uncut hosoban sheets have a flat, delicate, decorative look.

Artist
Nishimura Shigenaga
Date
c. 1748
Medium
Color woodblock print; uncut hosoban triptych, benizuri-e
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1198 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1753).
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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