Hanging scroll of a seated courtier in red and blue robes holding a paper, with loose sheets scattered on the floor, on a pale background and dark blue brocade mount.

Six Immortals of Poetry: Ariwara no Narihira

A hanging scroll shows a seated courtly figure in layered red and grey-blue robes, with dark hair and a black ornament, holding a sheet of paper while loose sheets lie scattered across the foreground. The pale background and fine ink outlines suggest a Japanese ink and color painting on paper, mounted with a dark blue patterned brocade border.

Artist: Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)
Date: ca. 1806-1808
Medium: Ink and color on paper
Source: Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size: 1564 × 3999 px

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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art

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