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Bodhisattva Skanda

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Lacquered and gilded wood, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), China
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Frank M. Michaelian 1947
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Title: Bodhisattva Skanda
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Lacquered and gilded wood, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), China.

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