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Color woodblock print of two women on a wooden veranda bench, one with a round fan, a willow branch and distant bridge landscape behind them.

Young Couple Enjoying the Cool of Evening

A color woodblock print shows two women seated on a wooden bench on a veranda, one holding a round fan inscribed with calligraphy while the other raises a hand toward her hair. Behind them a willow branch hangs over the eaves, and a distant landscape with a bridge and trees fills the open view.

Artist
Shiba Kokan
Date
c. 1771/72
Medium
Color woodblock print; chuban
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2190 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1777).
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 Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Donnelley

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