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Washing the Sacred Elephant
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Handscroll; ink and color on silk, Ming (1368–1644) or Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, From the Collection of A. W. Bahr Purchase Fletcher Fund 1947
Title: Washing the Sacred Elephant
Description:
Handscroll; ink and color on silk, Ming (1368–1644) or Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China.
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