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Tosa Mitsuoki, Chinese Beauty, From Chinese Beauty, Phoenix and Peacock (1691)
Title: Tosa Mitsuoki, Chinese Beauty, From Chinese Beauty, Phoenix and Peacock (1691)
Description:
Ink and color on silk, 4 × 37 in.
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