Dragon amid Clouds

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Dragon amid Clouds, 1788. album leaf, ink on paper.

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album leaf, ink on paper · Sheet: 29 x 18.4 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title: Dragon amid Clouds
Artist: Min Zhen (Chinese, 1730–after 1788)
Date: 1788
Medium: album leaf, ink on paper
Dimensions: Sheet: 29 x 18.4 cm (11 7/16 x 7 1/4 in.)
Credit line: John L. Severance Fund
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Cleveland Museum of Art

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