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Magician Making a Prediction to an Emperor (recto); Male Nude Carrying a Load (verso)

17th century
Brush and brown ink and wash, heightened with white gouache (recto), and black chalk, with traces of white chalk (verso), on blue laid paper
37 × 27 cm (14.6 × 10.6 in)

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