Art, literature & historyMessenger with a Letter, from the series "Elegant Five-needled Pine (Furyu goyo no matsu)"
c. 1797/98
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Color woodblock print; oban
- Dimensions
- 38.7 × 25.9 cm (15 1/4 × 10 1/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1969.691
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Messenger with a Letter, from the series "Elegant Five-needled Pine (Furyu goyo no matsu)" — Utamaro. c. 1797/98.
Medium: Color woodblock print; oban. Dimensions: 38.7 × 25.9 cm (15 1/4 × 10 1/4 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.