The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 28, 2024

Genre Figures

Genre Figures

c. 1816
(Japanese, 1760–1814)
Overall: 125.5 x 49.8 cm (49 7/16 x 19 5/8 in.)
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

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.
  • ?–1987
    (Yanagi Fine Art Shop, Kyoto, Japan, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1987–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • {{cite web|title=Genre Figures|url=false|author=Takebe Sōchō|year=c. 1816|access-date=28 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1987.72.2