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Orchid, Bamboo, and Bramble amidst Rocks
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Department of Asian Art
Nelson Goodman (1906-1998) Newton MA (by 1980) gift; to Harvard University Art Museums 1980.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Nelson Goodman
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