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“Udumbara Flowers” (Udonge) Temple Plaque

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Carved wood; lacquer color and gold, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Kurt A. Gitter and Alice Yelen Gitter from the Gitter-Yelen Foundation
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Title: “Udumbara Flowers” (Udonge) Temple Plaque
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Carved wood; lacquer color and gold, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan.

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