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Chinese Poem on Fishing and Zen

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Hanging scroll: ink on paper decorated in gold, Muromachi period (1392–1573), Japan
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Mary and Cheney Cowles Collection Gift of Mary and Cheney Cowles 2021
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Title: Chinese Poem on Fishing and Zen
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Hanging scroll: ink on paper decorated in gold, Muromachi period (1392–1573), Japan.

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