Title: Hydrangeas and Peonies
Object type: Hanging scroll
Date: 1832
Culture: Japan
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Artist:  Takahashi Sōhei 
Artist bio: Japanese, 1804–1835
Artist nationality: Japanese
Artist role: Artist
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 56 1/8 × 14 7/16 in. (142.6 × 36.7 cm)
Overall with mounting: 86 9/16 × 20 1/4 in. (219.8 × 51.4 cm)
Overall with knobs: 86 9/16 × 22 3/16 in. (219.9 × 56.4 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection, Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles, 2025
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY