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Manuscript letter by Hon'ami Kōetsu 本阿弥光悦 — VisualArtsDB

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Manuscript letter

Manuscript letter

Hon'ami Kōetsu 本阿弥光悦

1615

Medium: Ink on paper
Genre: Calligraphy
Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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Japanese ArtKakemonoEdo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)ArtcalligraphyCharles Lang Freer collection

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