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Dark Edo-period sliding door panel with a pine tree, gold-leaf clouds, and mandarin ducks on water and rocks, with a golden disc at right.

On one side mandarin ducks; on the other, poems, bamboos, storks, etc

A dark sliding door panel shows a pine tree branching over gold-leaf clouds and water, with small mandarin ducks perched in the pine and swimming among rocks. Gold leaf, silver, and ink in color on paper create a muted, shimmering composition with a golden disc at right.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1615-1868
Medium
Color, gold, silver, ink, and gold on paper sliding door
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
717 × 1280 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

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