A Couple, by Hasegawa Sōen, late 1500s
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A Couple

Hasegawa Sōen (Japanese)

late 1500s

Medium
hanging scroll; ink on paper
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
Image: 102.3 x 47.6 cm (40 1/4 x 18 3/4 in.); Overall: 189.2 x 68 cm (74 1/2 x 26 3/4 in.)
Culture
Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615)
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art, Japanese Art
Credit line
John L. Severance Fund
Rights
Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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About this work

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.