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Kakinomoto no Hitomaro

Cleveland Museum of Art

Kakinomoto no Hitomaro, a Japanese painting depicting a man reclining on a patterned mat or floor. The man wears a light brown robe with white cuffs and a white collar, and a black hat. He sits cross-legged with his head tilted upwards and to the left, looking up. The man rests on a red and white mat with a decorative border. To the upper left of the painting is a small white rectangle with black writing. Above that is a red square divided into four sections with black writing. The background of the painting is shades of brown. The border around the painting is beige.

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Dimensions
350 × 900 px
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