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Carp Ascending Waterfall by Shibata Zeshin — VisualArtsDB

Carp Ascending Waterfall

Carp Ascending Waterfall

1807–1891

Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on silk
Dimensions: 41 1/4 x 11 1/2 in. (104.8 x 29.2 cm)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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