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Hanging scroll of a river winding past blossoming plum trees, a boatman in a small boat, thatched houses, and green hills.

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Releasing the Oar in the Plum Valley, Tomioka Tessai, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Via artnap.com

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A hanging scroll painting in ink and light color shows a winding river lined with blooming white plum trees, with a boatman poising an oar in a small boat. Thatched-roof houses sit on the banks beside rolling green hills and distant peaks.

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Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

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