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Mokuan Obaku

Asian Art

ARTIST Mokuan Obaku, Japanese, 1611-1684
MEDIUM Hanging scroll, ink on paper
  • Place Made: Japan
    • DATES 17th century
    PERIOD Edo Period
    DIMENSIONS 46 1/4 x 10 7/8 in. (117.5 x 27.6 cm)
    COLLECTIONS Asian Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 82.229.2
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Norman Straker
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
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