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Hanging scroll of a seated man in a patterned robe gazing up at pink peonies in a pot on a rock pedestal, against a soft gray background.

A Seated Man Looking at Potted Peonies

A barefoot man in a patterned robe sits on the ground at left, gazing upward toward a pot of pink peonies on a rock-like pedestal at right. Ink and color on paper, the hanging scroll shows soft gray washes behind the figures, with a signature and red seal at lower left.

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
1733 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1849).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

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