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Title	Rank patent
Date	dated 1761 18th century
Medium	Handscroll; ink and color on silk and paper
Classification	Paintings
Origin	China China
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Gift of Dr. Hans Smetana, 1966
Rights	Public domain (CC0)

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