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Color etching of a child in a floral kimono looking up at a red and white fish with beads drifting above, on cream paper.

The Lucky Branch

A small child in a patterned kimono with floral motifs stands in profile, gazing up at a red-and-white fish drifting upward, its body strung with beads. The fine etched lines are hand-tinted in red, ochre, and green on cream paper, with a copyright inscription and signature in the margins.

Artist
Helen Hyde
Date
1915
Medium
color etching on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
1839 × 2240 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1915).
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, Smithsonian American Art Museum

Español: La rama de la buena suerte, grabado en color de Helen Hyde, 1915

Una niña pequeña con kimono de motivos florales aparece de perfil, mirando hacia arriba un pez rojo y blanco que flota, con el cuerpo adornado por cuentas. Las finas líneas grabadas están coloreadas a mano en rojo, ocre y verde sobre papel crema, con inscripción de copyright y firma al margen.

Português: O Ramo da Sorte, gravura colorida de Helen Hyde, 1915

Uma criança pequena com quimono de estampa floral aparece de perfil, olhando para cima, para um peixe vermelho e branco que flutua, com o corpo enfeitado por contas. As linhas finas da gravura são coloridas à mão em vermelho, ocre e verde sobre papel creme, com inscrição de copyright e assinatura nas margens.

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