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Octopus and Shell by Utagawa Kuniyoshi — VisualArtsDB

Octopus and Shell

Octopus and Shell

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

1815–1835

Medium: Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
Dimensions: 20.5 × 17.7 cm (8 1/8 × 7 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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