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Xianzi the Shrimp Eater by Kano Tan'yū — VisualArtsDB

Xianzi the Shrimp Eater

Xianzi the Shrimp Eater

Medium: Hanging scroll, ink on paper
Dimensions: 11 1/8 × 20 3/16 in. (28.26 × 51.28 cm) (image) 43 × 22 7/8 in. (109.22 × 58.1 cm) (mount, without roller)
Genre: Painting
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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