This painting depicts a collection of large green lily pads and blooming lotus flowers. The flowers are primarily white and pink, resting on the ends of long stems. Lily pads and stems dominate the upper and middle sections of the painting, while the bottom third shows dark green water that reflects the lily pads. A few pink petals rest on the water. Behind the plants is a light green background.
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Buddha's Flowers: Lotus, Tokyo

painter Theodore Wores (American, 1859 - 1939)

1894

Medium
oil on board
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 31.12 × 23.5 cm (12 1/4 × 9 1/4 in.) ; framed: 40.64 × 33.02 × 3.18 cm (16 × 13 × 1 1/4 in.)
Culture
American
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CAB
Credit line
Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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