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Color etching of a child in a floral kimono looking up at a red and white fish with beads drifting above, on cream paper.

The Lucky Branch, color etching by Helen Hyde, 1915

A small child in a patterned kimono with floral motifs stands in profile, gazing up at a red-and-white fish drifting upward, its body strung with beads. The fine etched lines are hand-tinted in red, ochre, and green on cream paper, with a copyright inscription and signature in the margins.

Artist
Helen Hyde
Date
1915
Medium
color etching on paper
Source
Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum)
Size
1839 × 2240 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Smithsonian American Art Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1915).
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, Smithsonian American Art Museum

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