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Hanging scroll on gold ground: a figure in a patterned kimono sits on a water buffalo beside a standing figure in a pale robe, with red maple leaves below.

Two kabuki actors in the roles of a courtesan on a water buffalo and a traveling priest

A painted hanging scroll on a gold ground shows a figure in a richly patterned red and green kimono seated sideways on a dark water buffalo, one hand raised to the head. Beside it a standing figure in a pale robe with a striped sash looks upward, and red maple leaves fall across the lower ground.

Artist
Okumura Masanobu 奥村政信 (1686-1764)
Date
1686-1764
Medium
Color and gold on silk panel
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
2155 × 3999 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1764).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art

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