# Peonies and lilies 芍薬と百合図

**Tawaraya Sotatsu** (fl. ca. 1600–1643)  
1568-1615  
Ink and color on paper  
H x W (image): 107.8 × 44.1 cm (42 7/16 × 17 3/8 in)

Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, F1898.56. [The museum's record](https://asia.si.edu/object/F1898.56/).

## About this work

Tawaraya Sotatsu painted this in 1568-1615. 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.

### [Tawaraya Sotatsu](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/tawaraya-sotatsu)

fl. ca. 1600–1643

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- Culture: Japanese
- Real size: about 42 × 17 in (108 × 44 cm). The 30 × 40 in print is close to life size.
- Century: 16th century
- Subjects: Momoyama period (1573 - 1615), Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868), Lily, Kakemono
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

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- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5; 24 × 36 in $5; 30 × 40 in $5

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