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Xu You Rinsing his Ear at a Waterfall

Nishimura Shigenaga

Cleveland Museum of Art

A man with a mustache and a shaved top of his head crouches on a reddish-brown cliffside ledge beside a waterfall. He wears a colorful outfit with yellow, orange, white, and black designs. His left arm is extended outward, and his right hand covers his right ear. The man appears to be rinsing his ear with water from the waterfall. The background features a beige color with black ink designs, including a tree with sparse leaves on the left and waves at the bottom. Black Japanese characters are written vertically on the left side.

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