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The Beach at Sumiyoshi from the Tales of Ise

Tawaraya Sōtatsu

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a traditional Japanese painting of a scene from "The Tales of Ise". Three people are standing side-by-side, all wearing traditional Japanese clothing. The person on the left wears a gold robe with a patterned design and a tall black hat, and white pants with a circular pattern. The person in the middle wears a blue robe with a gold design and a tall black hat, and white pants with a circular pattern. The person on the right wears a green robe with a gold design and a tall black hat, and white pants with a circular pattern. In the background, there is a red bridge with a black and orange windmill behind it, and green trees and bushes. The background is gold. There are Japanese characters written in black ink on the right side of the painting.

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762 × 893 px
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