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Hanging scroll painting of a pumpkin vine with dark lobed leaves, a yellow blossom, and a small fly on pale silk.

Pumpkin Vine and Horse Fly

A small painted panel on a hanging scroll shows a pumpkin vine with large dark-green lobed leaves, a yellow-orange blossom, and a round green fruit on a thin branch. A small insect hovers near the leaves against a pale ochre ground, with a red seal at lower left.

Artist
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)
Date
ca. 1825-1833
Medium
Ink and color on silk
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
2402 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1838).
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: Enredadera de calabaza y tábano

Un pequeño panel pintado en un rollo colgante muestra una enredadera de calabaza con grandes hojas lobuladas de verde oscuro, una flor amarillo anaranjado y un fruto redondo verde en una rama delgada. Un pequeño insecto revolotea cerca de las hojas sobre un fondo ocre pálido, con un sello rojo en la parte inferior izquierda.

Português: Trepadeira de abóbora e mutuca

Um pequeno painel pintado em um rolo suspenso mostra uma trepadeira de abóbora com grandes folhas lobadas verde-escuras, uma flor amarelo-alaranjada e um fruto redondo verde em um galho fino. Um pequeno inseto paira perto das folhas sobre um fundo ocre claro, com um selo vermelho no canto inferior esquerdo.

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