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The Pure Whiteness of Winter

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Hanging scroll; ink on silk, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), China
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Ex coll.: C. C. Wang Family Edward Elliott Family Collection Purchase The Dillon Fund Gift 1982
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Title: The Pure Whiteness of Winter
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Hanging scroll; ink on silk, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), China.

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