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Nuwa Holding Up the Sky
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May 14, 2014
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A small-ish watercolour painting (only 12 inches tall) that illustrates the old Chinese legend of how the sky came to be tilted on an axis. Plus a good excuse to paint a snake goddess!
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MayumiOgihara
May 16, 2014
Fantastic!
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