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Two-panel screen on gold ground with white and red hollyhocks, poppies, lilies and wisteria painted in muted colors.

Flowers 花木図屏風

A two-panel folding screen on gold ground shows flowering plants arranged across the lower and middle registers. White and red hollyhocks rise on the right beside poppies and wisteria hanging from a gnarled branch, while lilies and small blue blossoms gather on the left. Fine ink outlines and mineral color describe each petal.

Artist
Watanabe Shiko 渡辺始興 (1683-1755)
Date
18th century
Medium
Color and gold on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
4000 × 3684 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1800).
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: Flores y árboles, biombo de Watanabe Shiko

Un biombo plegable de dos paneles sobre fondo dorado muestra plantas con flores distribuidas en las franjas inferior y media. A la derecha se elevan malvas blancas y rojas junto a amapolas y una glicina que cuelga de una rama retorcida, mientras a la izquierda se agrupan lirios y pequeñas flores azules. Los contornos de tinta finos describen cada pétalo.

Português: Flores e árvores, biombo de Watanabe Shiko

Um biombo dobrável de dois painéis sobre fundo dourado mostra plantas floridas distribuídas pelas faixas inferior e média. À direita erguem-se malvas brancas e vermelhas ao lado de papoulas e uma glicínia pendurada de um galho retorcido, enquanto à esquerda se reúnem lírios e pequenas flores azuis. Contornos finos de tinta descrevem cada pétala.

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