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Hanging scroll painting of a tall stem with white hollyhock blossoms and broad green leaves on pale paper, with a red seal at lower right.

White hollyhocks

A tall hollyhock stem rises through a hanging scroll, bearing white five-petaled blossoms and pale buds near the top. Broad, lobed green leaves are shaded in soft gray-green washes against a warm, unpainted paper ground, with a red seal at the lower right.

Artist
Ogata Korin 尾形光琳 (1658-1716)
Date
late 17th-early 18th century
Medium
Ink, color, and gold on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
664 × 1629 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1734).
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

Español: Malvarrosas blancas

Un alto tallo de malvarrosa se eleva por un rollo colgante, con flores blancas de cinco pétalos y capullos pálidos cerca de la cima. Las hojas anchas y lobuladas tienen aguadas suaves de verde grisáceo sobre un fondo de papel cálido, con un sello rojo en la parte inferior derecha.

Português: Malvas-rosa brancas

Um alto caule de malva-rosa sobe por um rolo pendurado, com flores brancas de cinco pétalas e botões pálidos perto do topo. As folhas largas e lobadas têm aguadas suaves de verde acinzentado sobre um fundo de papel quente, com um selo vermelho no canto inferior direito.

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