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Stand Alone on the Tortoise Head (Duzhan aotou)
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Woodblock print; multicolor print on paper with additional hand-painting, Qing dynasty late Qianlong 1736–1795 or Jiaqing period (1796–1820), China
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Christer von der Burg 2025
Title: Stand Alone on the Tortoise Head (Duzhan aotou)
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Woodblock print; multicolor print on paper with additional hand-painting, Qing dynasty late Qianlong 1736–1795 or Jiaqing period (1796–1820), China.
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