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Tree Peonies and Chinese Poem on Peonies
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Pair of hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles 2022
Title: Tree Peonies and Chinese Poem on Peonies
Description:
Pair of hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan.
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