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Puppies, Sparrows, and Chrysanthemums

Nagasawa Rosetsu

Cleveland Museum of Art

A vertical rectangular piece of aged paper with a darker border around it. The top left contains vertical Japanese writing in black ink, and a red square-shaped seal with a symbol inside. The bottom right features a diagonal branch with leaves and chrysanthemum flowers. On the branch are two small dogs with dark and white fur looking at the viewer, and a small sparrow perched to the right. The background of the paper is beige with darker spots and a circular darker spot resembling a stain or hole on the left.

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493 × 900 px
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