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Birds of the Capital (Miyakodori) by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

Birds of the Capital (Miyakodori)

Birds of the Capital (Miyakodori)

Katsushika Hokusai

1797–1807

Medium: Color woodblock printed book; 1 vol.
Dimensions: 23 × 17.5 cm (9 1/16 × 6 15/16 in.)
Genre: book
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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