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Hanging scroll painting of figures gathering shellfish on a rocky shore, with a long-handled net, a sailing ship, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Clam-gatherers on the shore

A hanging scroll mounted with brown silk borders shows figures gathering shellfish on a rocky shore beside a calm sea. Several people bend over the tide pools while one carries a long pole, and Mount Fuji rises in the distance beneath a pale sky with a sailing ship.

Artist
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)
Date
1760-1849
Medium
Ink and color on silk
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
2631 × 3999 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

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