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Tawaraya Sōtatsu

The Bird's Nest Patriarch

early to mid-1600s
hanging scroll; ink on paper

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This painting is based on the 1602 illustrated publication Marvelous Traces of Immortals and Buddhas (Chinese: Xianfo qizong ).

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