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Sparrow and Bamboo by Kano Tan'yū — VisualArtsDB

Sparrow and Bamboo

Sparrow and Bamboo

1600–1799

Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 48 in. × 21 1/8 in. (121.9 × 53.7 cm) Overall with mounting: 83 1/4 × 26 3/4 in. (211.5 × 67.9 cm) Overall with knobs: 83 1/4 × 28 3/4 in. (211.5 × 73 cm)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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