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Letter to Tomioka Tessai by Ōtagaki Rengetsu — VisualArtsDB

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Fakes and forgeries; calligraphy
Letter to Tomioka Tessai

Letter to Tomioka Tessai

Letter to Tomioka Tessai

Ōtagaki Rengetsu

Medium: Ink on paper
Dimensions: 6 1/4 × 17 3/8 in. (15.88 × 44.13 cm) (image) 41 3/16 × 24 1/8 in. (104.62 × 61.28 cm) (without roller)
Genre: Fakes and forgeries; calligraphy
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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