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Ink painting on silk of five geese flying past a pale moon, with reeds in the lower right corner and a red seal.

Geese, moon and water-plants

Five wild geese fly in a diagonal line across a pale, misty sky beside a soft glowing moon, while reeds rise from the lower right corner. Rendered in sparse ink washes on silk within a dark patterned brocade border, the scene is quiet and spacious.

Artist
Kano Tsunenobu 狩野常信 (1636-1713)
Date
mid 17th-early 18th century
Medium
Ink on silk
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
4000 × 2488 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1734).
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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