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Hasegawa Sōen

A Couple

late 1500s
hanging scroll; ink on paper

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

The person on the right holds a spray of chrysanthemums, while the other has daffodils suspended upside down from a stalk held over their shoulder.

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