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Washing the Sacred Elephant by Unknown — VisualArtsDB

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Washing the Sacred Elephant

Washing the Sacred Elephant

Washing the Sacred Elephant

1368–1911

Medium: Handscroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: 13 3/8 x 22 1/2 in. (34.0 x 57.2 cm)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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