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Hanging scroll painting of pink and white flowers on a slender branch beside upright straw coverings against a pale gold background.

Pink and white flowers and straw coverings

A hanging scroll shows a branching plant with pink blossoms and small white flowers rising along a diagonal stem. Beside it, tall bundles of straw or reed coverings stand upright against a pale gold ground, with a dark patterned border framing the top and bottom.

Artist
Sakai Hoitsu 酒井抱一 (1761-1828)
Date
1761-1828
Medium
Color and gold on silk panel
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
514 × 1433 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1828).
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: Flores rosas y blancas y cubiertas de paja

Un kakemono muestra una planta ramificada con flores rosadas y pequeñas flores blancas que suben por un tallo diagonal. Junto a ella, altos haces de cubiertas de paja o caña se alzan verticalmente sobre un fondo dorado claro, enmarcados por un borde oscuro con motivos.

Português: Flores rosa e brancas e coberturas de palha

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