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Ink and color painting of a grey goose with spread wings flying left across a pale sky, with a large pale moon in the upper right.

Goose flying in front of the moon

A grey goose with dark-tipped wings and a long neck glides leftward across a pale sky, its wings spread in mid-flight. A large pale disc of moon fills the upper right, and the soft ink and color wash gives the paper a muted, quiet tone.

Artist
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)
Date
1760-1849
Medium
Ink and color on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
2747 × 1888 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1849).
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: Ganso volando frente a la luna

Un ganso gris de alas con puntas oscuras y cuello largo planea hacia la izquierda sobre un cielo pálido, con las alas extendidas en pleno vuelo. Un gran disco lunar pálido ocupa la parte superior derecha, y la tinta suave y el color aguado dan al papel un tono apagado y tranquilo.

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