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The Virtuous Being
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Handscroll; ink and color on silk plus research materials of mixed media, China
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Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase Anonymous Gifts 2017
Title: The Virtuous Being
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Handscroll; ink and color on silk plus research materials of mixed media, China.
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