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Youth as a Stand-in Monju

Suzuki Harunobu

Cleveland Museum of Art

Suzuki Harunobu's "Youth as a Stand-in Monju". The image shows a young person sitting on a bench in a traditional Japanese setting. The person has black hair tied up in a high ponytail. They wear a gray kimono with a pink lining. The person holds a shamisen. They sit on an orange bench, behind them are green and red leaves. The person sits next to yellow swirls on the floor. There are four lines of Japanese characters on the bottom right. The background appears to be a wall. The top of the image has a beige border.

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673 × 900 px
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