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Ink painting on a tall hanging scroll of a dragon rising from waves beneath clouds, in grey and black tones.

Dragon and waves

A hanging scroll in monochrome ink shows a dragon with clawed feet and a scaled body rising from churning waves at lower left. Clouds drift through a dark, misty sky above, and a faint seal appears near the bottom edge.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1615-1868
Medium
Ink on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
767 × 1751 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

Español: Dragón y olas, pintura en tinta de la época Edo

Un rollo colgante en tinta monocroma muestra un dragón con garras y cuerpo escamoso que emerge de olas agitadas en la parte inferior izquierda. Nubes se desplazan por un cielo oscuro y brumoso, y cerca del borde inferior aparece un sello tenue.

Português: Dragão e ondas, pintura em tinta da era Edo

Um rolo vertical em tinta monocromática mostra um dragão de garras e corpo escamoso erguendo-se de ondas agitadas no canto inferior esquerdo. Nuvens atravessam um céu escuro e enevoado, e perto da borda inferior aparece um selo discreto.

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