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Nagisa Palace from the Tales of Ise

Shibata Zeshin

Cleveland Museum of Art

A painting on two joined panels of a scene with three seated people and a tree in a flowing water setting. The painting shows a large tree growing out of a curved trunk on the left side. The tree has green top and brown trunk with white flowers. Flowing water curves from the bottom left corner in a line to near the tree. The water has several green boulders and white flowers. The three people sit on the right side. The man on the left wears green and blue and a tall black hat. The man in the middle wears blue and white. The woman on the right wears a red kimono. The background is gold with a tan border around the inside. The painting appears to have aged. The painting is titled "Nagisa Palace from the Tales of Ise" and is by artist Shibata Zeshin.

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Dimensions
900 × 820 px
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