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"Sudden Rain" by Ryōkan Taigu — VisualArtsDB

"Sudden Rain"

"Sudden Rain"

1816

Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 52 5/8 × 22 1/16 in. (133.7 × 56 cm) Overall with mounting: 79 5/8 × 25 3/4 in. (202.2 × 65.4 cm) Overall with knobs: 79 5/8 × 29 1/2 in. (202.2 × 74.9 cm)
Genre: calligraphy
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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