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Flying Apsaras (Hiten)
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Japanese cypress with lacquer and gold, Heian period (794–1185), Japan
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Mary Griggs Burke Collection Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation 2015
Title: Flying Apsaras (Hiten)
Description:
Japanese cypress with lacquer and gold, Heian period (794–1185), Japan.
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