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Takebe Sōchō

Cleveland Museum of Art

A man squats on the ground. He has light skin and a black goatee. He wears a long-sleeved shirt with a light brown body and light blue accents on the shoulders. His pants are white. He holds the handle of a sword in both hands. His head is turned to the left and he appears to be smiling. The background is beige with darker beige splotches. There are several characters written in black ink near the top-right corner and a red seal below them.

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354 × 900 px
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