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Ink painting on silk of three robed figures by a small fire under a tripod pot, with a red maple branch at the left.

Three gardeners of the Emperor Takakura heating sake over a fire of maple leaves

Ink and soft color on silk show three robed figures gathered around a small fire beneath a tripod and pot. One figure stands tilting a cup while two crouch nearby, with a maple branch bearing red leaves at the left edge. Wide empty silk surrounds the scene.

Artist
Kikuchi Yosai 菊池容斎 (1788-1878)
Date
19th century
Medium
Ink and color on silk
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
1920 × 1549 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1900).
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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