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Zhang Daqian (Chinese, 1899–1983). Crabapple Blossoms, dated 1965.
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New
York. The Lin Yutang Family Collection, Gift of Richard M. Lai, Jill Lai
Miller, and Larry C. Lai, in memory of Taiyi Lin Lai, 2005 (2005.509.23).