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Woman Holding a Prayer Wheel

CultureJapanese
Daten.d.
Mediumscroll painting
Dimensions31 7/8 x 12 3/4 in. (81 x 32.4 cm)
Classificationspaintings
Credit LineGift of D. H. Buchannan
Object number56.2.8
DescriptionJapanese caligraphy at top, three columns, center one much larger than other two. Below this stands a Japanese girl with long hair draped over her shoulder. She is dressed in very elaborate and richly colored kimono with huge sleeves. She stands on a striped and figured stand and carries what looks like a Buddhist prayer wheel in both hands in front of her chest.
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