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Tawaraya Sōri

Ablution Scene (Misogi)

late 1700s
hanging scroll, ink, color and gold leaf on paper

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Three clues to this composition’s original format—a pair of doors to a cabinet shelf—are the two circles at either end, the seam down the center, and the size of the image.

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