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Paintings, calligraphy
Monk Riding Backwards

Monk Riding Backwards

Monk Riding Backwards

Medium: Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 41 3/4 × 12 3/16 in. (106.05 × 30.96 cm) (image) 78 13/16 × 16 13/16 in. (200.18 × 42.7 cm) (mount, without roller)
Genre: Paintings, calligraphy
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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Monk Riding Backwards by Hirano Gogaku — VisualArtsDB