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Portrait of Samurai-Official: Hirai KyoseiHirai Kyosei

1776

Tsukioka Settei 月岡 雪鼎

(Japanese, 1710–1786)
inscription by

Sando Hyosho

(Japanese)
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Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Measurements
Overall: 187.9 x 55.9 cm (74 x 22 in.); Painting only: 96.5 x 38.3 cm (38 x 15 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1999.89.1
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Description

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.

Portrait of Samurai-Official: Hirai KyoseiHirai Kyosei

1776

Tsukioka Settei, Sando Hyosho

(Japanese, 1710–1786), (Japanese)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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