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Artist Kanō Masanobu
Title
English: Zhou Maoshu Appreciating Lotuses
日本語: 周茂叔愛蓮図 (しゅうもしゅくあいれんず)
Français : Zhou Maoshu appréciant des lotus
한국어: 주무숙사랑연그림
Date 15th century
Medium
English: Ink and light colour on paper
Dimensions 84.5 × 33 cm (33.3 × 13 in)
Kyushu National Museum
English: Dazaifu, Japan
Notes
English: A hanging scroll painted by Kanō Masanobu. The scroll has been designated as National Treasure of Japan in the category paintings.
Source/Photographer Tokyo National Museum, Emuseum

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