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Puppeteer holding puppet on "go" board by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

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Puppeteer holding puppet on "go" board

Puppeteer holding puppet on "go" board

Puppeteer holding puppet on "go" board

Katsushika Hokusai

1820–1829

Medium: Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
Dimensions: 20.8 × 18.3 cm (8 1/4 × 7 1/4 in.)
Genre: Woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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