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Couplet of Chinese Verse on Spiritual Enlightenment
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Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Japan
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles 2021
Title: Couplet of Chinese Verse on Spiritual Enlightenment
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Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Japan.
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