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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
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: 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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