Two-panel Japanese folding screen with dark branching shrubs and small white flowers on the left, and rippling gold-olive water and grass lines on the right.

Running water, autumn grasses and flowers

A two-panel folding screen with a gold-edged border shows a dark ground with branching shrubs bearing small white flowers, set against a stream of pale, wavy lines. Rippling water lines and grass-like strokes in muted gold and olive fill the right side, with silver-toned ink and color giving a quiet autumn mood.

Artist: Ogata Korin 尾形光琳 (1658-1716)
Date: 1658-1868
Medium: Color, ink, and silver on paper
Source: Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size: 3999 × 1749 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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