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Hotei by Kano Tan'yū — VisualArtsDB

Hotei

Hotei

1615–1799

Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 41 5/8 × 18 1/2 in. (105.7 × 47 cm) Overall with mounting: 81 × 23 7/16 in. (205.7 × 59.5 cm) Overall with knobs: 81 × 25 3/8 in. (205.7 × 64.5 cm)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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