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Orchids, Bamboo, Briars, and Rocks
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Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92), Japan
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Mary Griggs Burke Collection Gift of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation 2015
Title: Orchids, Bamboo, Briars, and Rocks
Description:
Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92), Japan.
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