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Folding fan with an ink landscape of misty mountains and pine trees on beige paper, gold wooden ribs spread below.

Landscape: Mountains, river, buildings and moon

A folding fan with a pale beige paper leaf painted in soft ink with misty mountains, pine trees, and a low hazy landscape across the centre, the peak rising at upper centre. Bare gold-toned wooden ribs spread below the leaf, against a plain grey background.

Artist
Sesson Shukei 雪村周継 (1504-1589)
Date
late 16th century
Medium
Ink on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
3999 × 3005 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1600).
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: Paisaje: montañas, río, edificios y luna

Un abanico plegable con una hoja de papel beige pálido pintada con tinta suave, mostrando montañas brumosas, pinos y un paisaje bajo y difuso que se extiende por el centro, con el pico elevándose en la parte superior. Las varillas de madera de tono dorado se abren debajo de la hoja, sobre un fondo gris liso.

Português: Paisagem: montanhas, rio, edifícios e lua

Um leque dobrável com folha de papel bege claro pintada em tinta suave, mostrando montanhas enevoadas, pinheiros e uma paisagem baixa e difusa que atravessa o centro, com o pico erguendo-se na parte superior. As varetas de madeira em tom dourado se abrem abaixo da folha, sobre um fundo cinza liso.

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