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Nagasawa Rosetsu

Puppies, Sparrows, and Chrysanthemums

c. 1792–94
Fusuma panels remounted as hanging scrolls; ink and slight color on paper

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

The round circular areas in the paintings' paper surfaces, each surrounded by a dark halo of embedded dirt and finger oils, indicate the location of the door "catches."

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