Hanging scroll of a seated woman in a patterned kimono handling folded paper, with a small drawing on the floor and a floral screen behind her.

New Year custom: wish for an auspicious dream

A seated woman in a layered patterned kimono bends over a folded paper in her lap, while a small sheet with a drawn image lies on the floor before her. Behind her a folding screen with floral designs stands against a muted gold ground, in ink and color on silk.

Artist: Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)
Date: ca. 1806-1811
Medium: Ink and color on silk
Source: Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size: 1655 × 4000 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1816).
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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