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Ink and color painting of a drake with a green head beside a pale lotus blossom above rocks, on a grey hanging scroll.

Drake and lotus flowers

A male duck with a dark green head and white neck ring stands on a grey-brown ground beside a pale lotus bloom rising from a rock. Ink and color on silk-toned paper in a hanging scroll mount, with soft washes and fine brushwork in the plumage.

Artist
Formerly attributed to Huang Jucai (933-after 993)
Date
1279-1368
Medium
Ink and color on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
1378 × 2240 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1368).
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: Macho de pato y flores de loto

Un pato macho con cabeza verde oscura y collar blanco se encuentra sobre un suelo gris pardo, junto a una flor de loto pálida que sale de una roca. Tinta y color sobre papel, montado como rollo colgante, con lavados suaves y trazos finos en el plumaje.

Português: Pato macho e flores de lótus

Um pato macho, de cabeça verde-escura e anel branco no pescoço, está sobre um chão cinza-acastanhado ao lado de uma flor de lótus pálida que surge de uma pedra. Tinta e cor sobre papel, montado como rolo pendurado, com aguadas suaves e pincelada fina na plumagem.