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Human Generated Data

Title

Double-sided wooden printing block: one side showing the background from an Omi hakkei series, the reverse showing a rain pattern

Date

19th century

People

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重, Japanese 1797 - 1858

Classification

Artists' Tools

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Friends of Arthur B. Duel, 1933.4.5035

Human Generated Data

Title

Double-sided wooden printing block: one side showing the background from an Omi hakkei series, the reverse showing a rain pattern

People

Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重, Japanese 1797 - 1858

Date

19th century

Classification

Artists' Tools

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of the Friends of Arthur B. Duel, 1933.4.5035

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2021-12-15

Text 95.5
Painting 93.6
Art 93.6
Wood 65.6
Canvas 59.5
Plywood 58.4
Book 57.5
Paper 57.2
Diary 57.1
Furniture 56.3

Clarifai
created on 2023-10-25

retro 98.2
art 97.5
paper 96.7
old 96.6
ancient 96.5
antique 95.1
abstract 93.1
desktop 93.1
architecture 91.5
no person 91.5
texture 91.2
wall 90.9
rough 90.3
artistic 89.9
dirty 89
vintage 88.2
pattern 88.1
empty 87.7
wallpaper 87.5
painting 87.2

Imagga
created on 2021-12-15

blackboard 82.2
vintage 58
old 56.5
texture 54.3
book jacket 52.1
grunge 50.3
jacket 42.5
paper 42.4
aged 41.7
antique 39
empty 37
ancient 35.5
rough 34.7
retro 31.2
wrapping 30.8
wallpaper 29.1
sheet 28.2
material 25.9
rusty 25.7
letter 23.9
canvas 23.7
backgrounds 23.6
cover 23.2
wall 23.1
art 23
damaged 22.9
dirty 22.6
design 22.5
document 22.3
brown 22.1
aging 22.1
covering 21.8
structure 21.8
border 21.7
frame 21.7
binding 21.5
cardboard 21.2
textured 20.2
parchment 20.2
grungy 19.9
pattern 19.9
pages 19.6
decay 18.3
brass 18.3
blank 17.2
grain 16.6
text 16.6
ragged 16.6
spot 15.4
book 14.9
memorial 14.7
surface 14.1
backdrop 14
stains 13.6
worn 13.4
page 13
historic 12.8
grime 12.7
faded 12.7
burnt 12.6
crumpled 12.6
rust 11.6
stain 11.5
old fashioned 11.4
mottled 10.7
fracture 10.7
decorative 10
broad 9.8
manuscript 9.8
crack 9.7
metal 9.7
stained 9.6
age 9.5
graphic 9.5
space 9.3
wood 9.2
element 9.1
paint 9.1
crease 8.8
tracery 8.8
succulent 8.8
artistic 8.7
obsolete 8.6
weathered 8.6
textures 8.5
note 8.3
style 8.2
history 8.1
decoration 7.9
rusted 7.9
shabby 7.9
torn 7.7
edge 7.7
rustic 7.7
yellow 7.3
detail 7.2
color 7.2
black 7.2
steel 7.1

Google
created on 2021-12-15

Brown 98
Rectangle 89.4
Wood 87.5
Wood stain 78.2
Tints and shades 76.4
Pattern 73.9
Art 73.8
Hardwood 70.3
Font 68.7
Paper 66.9
Plywood 65.2
Artifact 63.5
Paper product 62.2
Visual arts 61.2
Flooring 58.7
Painting 57.9
Handwriting 57
Square 52

Microsoft
created on 2021-12-15

text 98.1
handwriting 95.5
drawing 88.4
indoor 88.1
art 71.3
child art 69.1
archaeology 63.8
map 55.7
building material 49.8
painting 34.9
painted 20
stone 5.7

Color Analysis

Feature analysis

Amazon

Painting
Painting 93.6%

Captions

Microsoft
created by unknown on 2021-12-15

a painting on the side of a ramp 49.4%
a painting on the wall 49.3%
a painting on a wall 49.2%

Clarifai
created by general-english-image-caption-blip on 2025-05-05

a photograph of a large piece of art work with a dog -100%

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-04

Certainly! Here's a description of the image:

Overall Impression:

The image shows a distressed and aged woodblock or plate, likely used for printmaking. It appears to be an older piece, bearing signs of wear, discoloration, and possible oxidation. The design is a landscape, with various elements suggesting a layered composition.

Detailed Description:

  • Top Section: The top section of the piece has a notable green and iridescent hue, possibly indicating a chemical reaction or oxidation of the material. Embedded within this, a group of small shapes, in the shape of arrows with dots, giving an aerial view of flying birds
  • Middle Section: Beneath the top section is a landscape featuring a large mountain range at the top, and smaller silhouettes that may represent a cityscape or buildings.
  • Bottom Section: The bottom section appears to show a series of structures and landscapes. A distinctive architecural feature with columns can be observed

Material and Technique:

  • The texture and coloration suggest the piece is likely made of wood or a similar material.
  • The engraved or carved details indicate that the block was used for printmaking, such as woodcut or relief printing.

Overall, the image is a visual representation of age, and artistic processes, possibly a printmaking plate for creating landscape art.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-04

The image shows what appears to be a worn and aged printing block, likely made of wood. The block is rectangular and has several distinct areas of relief carving.

At the top of the block, there is a section filled with rows of small arrow-like shapes interspersed with dots, possibly representing fish or birds in flight. This area has a greenish tinge around the edges, perhaps due to oxidation or some other form of chemical reaction over time.

Below this section is a landscape scene featuring a mountain range in the background and a body of water or river in the foreground. There are also some smaller details that could represent trees or buildings along the shoreline.

Towards the bottom of the block, there are additional carved sections. One appears to depict a series of buildings or ruins with tall, vertical elements, while another shows a more undulating landscape feature that could be a hill or a wave.

The block as a whole has a warm, reddish-brown color, which is likely the natural color of the wood. It shows signs of wear and tear, with cracks, scratches, and variations in color, indicating that it has been used and handled extensively. There is a clear sense of history and craftsmanship in the object.