# Chrysanthemums

**Hon'ami Kōetsu** (Japanese, 1558–1637)  
1615-1868  
Ink, color, and gold on paper  
H x W: 17.5 x 17.4 cm (6 7/8 x 6 7/8 in)

Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, F1909.368. [The museum's record](https://asia.si.edu/object/F1909.368/).

## About this work

Hon'ami Kōetsu painted this in 1615-1868, aged about 57. It is now at the National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, DC.

### How it was made

- **Ink on paper.** Ink made from soot and animal glue, ground with water on an inkstone. A single brush can give a hair-fine line or a broad wash, and nothing can be corrected.

### [Hon'ami Kōetsu](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/hon-ami-koetsu)

Japanese, 1558–1637

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- Culture: Japanese
- The artist was about 57
- Real size: about 7 × 7 in (18 × 17 cm). The original is small: even the 8 × 10 in print shows it larger than life.
- Century: 17th century
- Subjects: Chrysanthemum, Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868), Shikishi, Poetry
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/1797.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/1797/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56; 18 × 24 in $68
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/chrysanthemums-si-fsg-f1909-368).