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Shakyamuni Subjugating Demons by Kawanabe Kyôsai — VisualArtsDB

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Shakyamuni Subjugating Demons

Shakyamuni Subjugating Demons

Shakyamuni Subjugating Demons

Kawanabe Kyôsai

1878–1898

Medium: Album leaf mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: 14 1/2 x 11 in. (36.8 x 27.9 cm)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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