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The Illustrated Sutra of Past and Present Karma (Kako genzai inga kyō emaki)

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Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Kamakura period (1185–1333), Japan
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase several members of The Chairman's Council Gifts Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation and Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gifts 2012
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Title: The Illustrated Sutra of Past and Present Karma (Kako genzai inga kyō emaki)
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Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, Kamakura period (1185–1333), Japan.

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