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Rushing Water (left screen)
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Department of Asian Art
Nishimura Kichiemon Kyoto. [James Freeman Kyoto (2001) sold; to Robert S. and Betsy G. Feinberg Bethesda MD (2001-2018) gift; to the Harvard Art Museums 2018.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Robert S. and Betsy G. Feinberg
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