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Hanging scroll of a golden dragon ascending through dark gray ink clouds, mounted in pale silk with brown borders.

Ascending dragon

A vertical hanging scroll mounted in pale silk and brown borders shows a golden dragon ascending through dark gray ink clouds. Its scaled body coils upward with clawed feet, whiskers and open mouth against a black-gray ground with soft lighter swirls.

Artist
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)
Date
1760-1849
Medium
Ink and tint on silk
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
1008 × 2999 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1849).
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: Dragón ascendente, rollo colgante

Un rollo colgante vertical, montado en seda pálida y bordes marrones, muestra un dragón dorado que asciende entre nubes de tinta gris oscuro. Su cuerpo escamado se enrosca hacia arriba con garras, bigotes y boca abierta, sobre un fondo gris negruzco con suaves remolinos más claros.

Português: Dragão ascendente, rolo de pendurar

Um rolo vertical de pendurar, montado em seda clara e bordas marrons, mostra um dragão dourado subindo por nuvens de tinta cinza-escuro. Seu corpo escamado se enrola para cima, com garras, bigodes e boca aberta, sobre um fundo cinza-escuro com suaves redemoinhos mais claros.

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