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Portrait of Samurai-Official: Hirai Rinsei
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Portrait of Samurai-Official: Hirai Rinsei

Tsukioka Settei (Japanese, 1710–1786), artist; Jogen (Japanese), inscription by · 1776 · hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

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About this work

In this pair of figure paintings, the artist provided generational portraits of two clan leaders from the Hirai family, accompanied by lengthy inscriptions in a distinctive calligraphic style from separate scholar-officials.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit linePortrait of Samurai-Official: Hirai Rinsei, 1776. Attributed to Tsukioka Settei (Japanese, 1710–1786), Jogen (Japanese). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; overall: 187.9 x 55.9 cm (74 x 22 in.); painting only: 96.5 x 35.5 cm (38 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.89.2

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