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Six-panel gold screen with dense flowering plants, chrysanthemums, gourds and rocks painted in ink and color on silk.

Fish and Plants

A gold-ground six-panel folding screen shows a dense garden of flowering plants, including chrysanthemums and morning glories, rising among rocks and grasses. Gourds and muted greens sit across the panels in ink and color, with the gilded silk ground glowing behind them.

Artist
Ikeda Keisen
Date
1908
Medium
Single six-panel screen; ink, color, and gold on silk
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 848 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1913).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with Funds Provided by the Weston Foundation

Español: Peces y plantas

Un biombo plegable de seis paneles con fondo dorado muestra un denso jardín de plantas con flores, entre ellas crisantemos y campanillas, que se elevan entre rocas y hierbas. Calabazas y verdes apagados se extienden por los paneles en tinta y color, con el fondo de seda dorada brillando detrás.

Português: Peixes e plantas

Um biombo dobrável de seis painéis com fundo dourado mostra um jardim denso de plantas floridas, entre elas crisântemos e dama-da-noite, que surgem entre rochas e gramíneas. Cabaças e verdes suaves se espalham pelos painéis em tinta e cor, com o fundo de seda dourada brilhando atrás.

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