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Japanese color woodblock triptych of women in patterned kimono on a garden terrace, one seated on a bench, with a painted tiger on a screen behind them.

Women viewing dragon and tiger made of tobacco pouches

A color woodblock triptych of elegantly dressed women in patterned kimono gathered on a garden terrace, some seated and some standing, with a painted tiger on a screen behind them. The pale, flat palette and fine linework are typical of Japanese ukiyo-e prints.

Artist
Chôbunsai Eishi
Date
c. 1795
Medium
Color woodblock print; triptych
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 877 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1800).
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

Español: Mujeres observando un dragón y un tigre hechos con bolsas de tabaco

Un tríptico xilográfico en color con mujeres elegantemente vestidas con kimonos de estampado, reunidas en una terraza de jardín, algunas sentadas y otras de pie, con un tigre pintado en un biombo detrás de ellas. La paleta pálida y plana y el trazo fino son propios de las estampas japonesas ukiyo-e.

Português: Mulheres observando um dragão e um tigre feitos com bolsas de tabaco

Um tríptico xilográfico colorido com mulheres elegantemente vestidas com quimonos de padronagem, reunidas em um terraço de jardim, algumas sentadas e outras de pé, com um tigre pintado em um biombo atrás delas. A paleta clara e chapada e o traço fino são típicos das gravuras japonesas ukiyo-e.

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