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Hanging scroll with a small fan-shaped ink painting of faint figures and misty rocks, framed by gold brocade mounting.

Sakyamuni, Confucius and Lao-tzu under a pine

A hanging scroll with gold-brocade mounts displays a small fan-shaped painting on paper, its pale ink wash showing faint figures and misty, rocky forms against a gold ground. Ink lines are soft and grey, with the fan's edges framed by thin green borders, and the composition is quiet and centered within the wide golden mounting.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1392-1568
Medium
Ink and gold on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
1832 × 3000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1568).
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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