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Japanese Iris (Large Blue Iris)

John Edwards

Cleveland Museum of Art

A painting of a large blue iris with green leaves. The flower has purple petals. Three buds are present, two on the right side of the stem and one on the left. The background is beige with a thin gold border.

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642 × 893 px
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