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Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Chrysanthemum Boy (Kikujidō)

Kamisaka Sekka

Cleveland Museum of Art

A boy with black hair wearing a green robe with wide orange and blue trim sits on a green and beige stool. The robe has an orange base with a black floral pattern. He sits on a stool facing left with his head turned towards the viewer. The stool has a green seat and beige and brown floral patterned back. He holds a red cane in the hand on the left. The background features a yellow wall or sky with a yellow cloud pattern. Dark gray smoke or clouds are on the left. Green foliage fills the bottom right corner.

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900 × 618 px
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