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Dragon and Tiger
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Pair of hanging scrolls: ink on silk (dragon) ink and color on silk (tiger), Edo period (1615–1868), Japan
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles 2023
Title: Dragon and Tiger
Description:
Pair of hanging scrolls: ink on silk (dragon) ink and color on silk (tiger), Edo period (1615–1868), Japan.
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