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Flowery lanterns with double bliss
(c. 1972)
CHINESE
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Medium
paper
Measurements
(a-e) 19.8 × 14.7 cm (each)
Place/s of Execution
China
Accession Number
2018.425.a-e
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Rachel Faggetter, 2018
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