Checked content

File:Zhou Maoshu Appreciating Lotuses.jpg

Flag of Japan.svg This image has been selected as a Selected picture at the Portal Japan on English Wikipedia.

Wikipedia

Cscr-featured.svgSound-icon-empty.svgThis is a featured picture on the English language Wikipedia ( Featured pictures) and is considered one of the finest images.
Cscr-featured.svgSound-icon-empty.svgThis is a featured picture on the Turkish language Wikipedia ( Seçkin resimler) and is considered one of the finest images.

If you think this file should be featured on Wikimedia Commons as well, feel free to nominate it.
If you have an image of similar quality that can be published under a suitable copyright license, be sure to upload it, tag it, and nominate it.


Summary

Artist Kanō Masanobu
Title
English: Zhou Maoshu Appreciating Lotuses
日本語: 周茂叔愛蓮図 (しゅうもしゅくあいれんず)
Français : Zhou Maoshu appréciant des lotus
한국어: 주무숙사랑연그림
Date 15th century
Medium
English: Ink and light colour on paper
Dimensions 84.5 × 33 cm (33.3 × 13 in)
Kyushu National Museum
English: Dazaifu, Japan
Notes
English: A hanging scroll painted by Kanō Masanobu. The scroll has been designated as National Treasure of Japan in the category paintings.
Source/Photographer Tokyo National Museum, Emuseum

Licensing

This is a faithful photographic reproduction of an original two-dimensional work of art. The work of art itself is in the public domain for the following reason:
Public domain This work is in the public domain in the United States, and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years or less.
This file has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights.

The official position taken by the Wikimedia Foundation is that "faithful reproductions of two-dimensional public domain works of art are public domain, and that claims to the contrary represent an assault on the very concept of a public domain". For details, see Commons:When to use the PD-Art tag.
This photographic reproduction is therefore also considered to be in the public domain.

Please be aware that depending on local laws, re-use of this content may be prohibited or restricted in your jurisdiction. See Commons:Reuse of PD-Art photographs.
The following pages on Schools Wikipedia link to this image (list may be incomplete):

Metadata

Learn more about Schools Wikipedia

Schools Wikipedia was created by children's charity SOS Childrens Villages. SOS Children's Villages cares for children who have lost their parents. Our Children's Villages give these children a new home and a new family, while a high-quality education and the best of medical care ensures they will grow up with all they need to succeed in adult life. There are many ways to help with SOS Children's Villages.