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Ink painting on tan silk of several fish swimming among thin water weeds and rocks, with red seals at right.

Fish and water weeds

A handscroll painting in ink on a warm tan silk ground shows several fish swimming among thin, wavering water weeds and rocky forms. The fish are rendered in loose, delicate brushwork, with a few red seals and inscriptions at the right edge of the silk.

Artist
Formerly attributed to Zhu Zhanji
Date
1368-1644
Medium
Ink and color on silk
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
4000 × 2505 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1644).
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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