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Sketches of East Asian Legendary Figures by Kawanabe Kyôsai — VisualArtsDB

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Sketches of East Asian Legendary Figures

Sketches of East Asian Legendary Figures

Sketches of East Asian Legendary Figures

Kawanabe Kyôsai

1867–1889

Medium: Ink on paper
Dimensions: 8 x 5 in. (20.3 x 12.7 cm)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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