Chrysanthemums

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858)

Date

c. 1840s

Medium

Color woodblock print; uchiwa-e

Chrysanthemums in white, pink, and yellow spill out of the frame in a tight, circular composition originally made for a fan. The dense clustering of blooms gives it a lot of color in a small footprint.

• Museum-sourced, public domain (CC0)
• Printed and shipped in the US
• Museum record at Art Institute of Chicago

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