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Triptych of One-Column Calligraphies on Auspicious Natural Imagery
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Set of three hanging scrolls: ink on paper, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles 2024
Title: Triptych of One-Column Calligraphies on Auspicious Natural Imagery
Description:
Set of three hanging scrolls: ink on paper, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan.
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