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Two Soldiers Beating Drums by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

Two Soldiers Beating Drums

Two Soldiers Beating Drums

Katsushika Hokusai

1805–1825

Medium: Color woodblock print with metallic pigments; surimono
Dimensions: 20.9 × 18.6 cm (8 1/4 × 7 3/8 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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