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Swallows by a Waterfall by Kawanabe Kyôsai — VisualArtsDB

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Swallows by a Waterfall

Swallows by a Waterfall

Swallows by a Waterfall

Kawanabe Kyôsai

1877–1897

Medium: Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: 14 5/16 x 10 1/2 in. (36.4 x 26.7 cm)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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