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Sketches of Birds and Animals by Kawanabe Kyôsai — VisualArtsDB

Sketches of Birds and Animals

Sketches of Birds and Animals

Kawanabe Kyôsai

1868–1869

Medium: Handscroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: 17 ft 3 1/2 in. x 10 3/4 in. (516.9 x 27.3 cm)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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