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Zen Koan on Cypress Trees
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Hanging scroll; 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 2023
Title: Zen Koan on Cypress Trees
Description:
Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan.
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