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Miroku Bosatsu (Bodhisattva Maitreya) in Welcoming Descent
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Hanging scroll; ink color gold cut gold leaf (kirikane) on silk, Kamakura period (1185–1333, Japan
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Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Sebastian Izzard in memory of Miki Aoyagi-Izzard 2024
Title: Miroku Bosatsu (Bodhisattva Maitreya) in Welcoming Descent
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Hanging scroll; ink color gold cut gold leaf (kirikane) on silk, Kamakura period (1185–1333, Japan.
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