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Gold-ground painting of a gnarled plum tree with white blossoms, pink camellias, a small bird, and bamboo at lower left.

Blossoming Plum and Camellia in a Garden Landscape

A gold-leaf ground sets off a gnarled plum tree whose dark trunk bears white blossoms, with pink camellias clustered at its base and a small bird perched in the upper left corner. Bamboo leaves appear at lower left above a stippled ground, all in ink and color on paper.

Artist
Kano Koi (active 1569-1636)
Date
1615-1868
Medium
Ink, color, and gold on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
4000 × 1810 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1868).
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

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