Crustaceans
A hanging scroll mounted in pale blue-gray silk shows a small painting on golden silk of several reddish crabs and green-tinged crustaceans among sprigs of leafy plants. Fine ink lines and muted color define the shells, legs and foliage against the plain ground.
- Artist
- Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)
- Date
- 1825-1830
- Medium
- Ink and color on silk
- Source
- Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
- Size
- 2252 × 4000 px
Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1830).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)
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