Hanging scroll painting of two girls on a balcony beside a calm sea, one in red kimono and one in dark robe, with a pale silk mount.

Two girls on a balcony overlooking the sea

A hanging scroll with a painting on silk shows two girls on a balcony above a calm sea. One, in a red kimono, sits at left beside a small box, while the other, in a dark robe, stands near the railing looking toward the water.

Artist: Kitao Shigemasa 北尾重政 (1739-1820)
Date: 1739-1820
Medium: Color and gold on silk
Source: Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size: 1662 × 2999 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1820).
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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