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Collection Online as of September 15, 2026

A vertically oriented ink and light color painting reveals a landscape of winding, misty paths. Upper left, people with light skin tones gather near a red-framed pavilion; one holds a tethered bird. In the center, two figures watch a rabbit outside a cave. Near the bottom, three people carry a litter along a stone-lined path. Vertical Japanese calligraphy and a red seal mark the upper right among swirling, rocky peaks.

Children

late 1700s–early 1800s

Aoki Mokubei

(Japanese, 1767–1833)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
leaf from a pair of folding albums; ink and light color on paper
Leaf: 27.7 x 19.7 cm (10 7/8 x 7 3/4 in.)
Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. Blossom 1972.117.2.8
Location: Not on view
  • ?–1972
    (Kuniyoshi Miura, Tokyo, Japan, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1972–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Graham, Patricia J. "Lifestyles of Scholar-Painters in Edo Japan." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 77, no. 7 (September 1990): 262–283. Reproduced and Mentioned: pp. 274–277 www.jstor.org
  • {{cite web|title=Children|url=false|author=Aoki Mokubei|year=late 1700s–early 1800s|access-date=15 September 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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