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BENTEN PLAYING BIWA by Totoya Hokkei — VisualArtsDB

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BENTEN PLAYING BIWA

BENTEN PLAYING BIWA

BENTEN PLAYING BIWA

Medium: Ink on paper
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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