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The Miraculous Origin of Hachiman (Scroll One)

Style of Sumiyoshi Jokei, Japanese (Sumiyoshi 1599-1690)

Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold leaf on paper mounted on cloth assembled into a scroll, overall: 17 7/8 in x 41 3/4ft; 45.4025 cm x 12.7254m, Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, Massachusetts, Gift of Ann and Lucien H. Case (Ann Hargett, class of 1954)

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