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Scene from The Illustrated Legends of Jin’ōji Temple
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Fragment of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Kamakura period (1185–1333), 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: Scene from The Illustrated Legends of Jin’ōji Temple
Description:
Fragment of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Kamakura period (1185–1333), Japan.
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