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Hanging scroll painting of nine people in robes walking beneath cherry trees in blossom, with gold background and mounted silk borders.

Nine people out to see cherry blossoms

A hanging scroll painting in color and gold on silk shows a group of nine figures in elegant robes gathered beneath blossoming cherry trees. Several women and children stroll across a golden ground, with a pale hillside and foliage behind them.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1615-1868
Medium
Color and gold on silk
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
2620 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1868).
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: Nueve personas para ver los cerezos en flor

Una pintura en forma de pergamino colgante, realizada en color y oro sobre seda, muestra a un grupo de nueve figuras con vestidos elegantes reunidas bajo cerezos en flor. Varias mujeres y niños caminan sobre un fondo dorado, con una colina pálida y follaje detrás.

Português: Nove pessoas para ver as flores de cerejeira

Uma pintura em forma de rolo suspenso, feita em cor e ouro sobre seda, mostra um grupo de nove figuras em trajes elegantes reunidas sob cerejeiras em flor. Mulheres e crianças caminham sobre um fundo dourado, com uma colina pálida e folhagem ao fundo.

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