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Monk Selling Ceremonial Tea Whisks by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

Monk Selling Ceremonial Tea Whisks

Monk Selling Ceremonial Tea Whisks

Katsushika Hokusai

1795–1807

Medium: Ink and light color on paper
Dimensions: 48.9 × 35.5 cm (19 5/16 × 14 in.)
Genre: drawings (visual works)
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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paintingdrawings (visual works)light colorinkprintasian artbrushworkJapanese (culture or style)paper (fiber product)

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