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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Though rarely mentioned in official histories, Sōchō was an accomplished painter whose talent is readily apparent to the modern eye. For his compositions he chose traditional Japanese stories or everyday events. This scroll is part of a triptych of paintings converted from the folding screen format into the hanging scroll format.
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Tōshūsai Sharaku (Japanese, active 1794–95) — Matsumoto Kosh
Totoya Hokkei
Tōshūsai Sharaku
Tsukioka Settei (Japanese, 1710–1786) — Portrait of Samurai-
Tōshūsai Sharaku
Yanagawa Shigenobu (Japanese, 1787–1832) — The Geisha Motozu
Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章
Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章
Shokadō Shōjō (Japanese, 1584–1639) — The Poet Sōsei
Katsukawa Shunkō
Kita Genki
Katsukawa Shunshō 勝川春章
