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c. 1816

Takebe Sōchō 建部 巣兆

(Japanese, 1760–1814)
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Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Measurements
Overall: 125.5 x 49.8 cm (49 7/16 x 19 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1987.72.2
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The adult in this painting transports a small sculpted image of the fox deity Inari atop his head.

Description

Though rarely mentioned in official histories, Socho 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 painting belongs to a triptych (set of three) that was recently converted from folding screen panels to hanging scrolls.
A hanging scroll in muted colors depicts a man and a child. The man, with a light skin tone and wearing a tan robe, hunches toward our right while balancing a small white fox figurine on his head. Facing him, a child in a dark, floral-patterned robe with red lining looks up, holding a black and white mask. The figures are set against a neutral background rendered with sparse brushstrokes.

Genre Figures

c. 1816

Takebe Sōchō

(Japanese, 1760–1814)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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