Man with a fan, butterflies, and a bowl of water

A small fan-shaped painting on pale paper shows a seated man in a light robe beside a dark rock, with a white bowl of water and a green leaf nearby. Faint red touches and a red seal mark the lower right, and small marks near the top may be butterflies.

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)

Date

1760-1849

Medium

Ink and color on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

2242 × 1257 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art