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Carp swimming by Watanabe Seitei — VisualArtsDB

Carp swimming

Carp swimming

Watanabe Seitei

1877–1897

Medium: Album leaf; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: 13 7/8 x 10 3/8 in. (35.2 x 26.4 cm)
Genre: Painting
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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