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Genre Figures

Takebe Sōchō

Cleveland Museum of Art

Triptych painting with a beige background and brown trim. Left panel: A man in an orange kimono and brown hat rides a white dog while carrying a large tail. A smaller man in a green kimono rides behind him. Center panel: A man in a long green kimono supports a tray with a black and white dog and a red object on it. The man holds the tray with both hands. A woman in a green kimono with red lining crouches next to him. Right panel: A man in a beige kimono and white pants crouches while holding a stick. The man has a black and gray ponytail. Characters are in various poses. The artist's signature appears vertically on the right panel.

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900 × 731 px
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