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Fujiwara no Muchimaro

1200s or 1300s
Hanging scroll; ink, color, gold, and cut gold on silk

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

The boughs of wisteria appearing in the background symbolize the figure's status as a Fujiwara family member.

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