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Young woman reading "The Pillow Book (makura no soshi)" by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

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Young woman reading "The Pillow Book (makura no soshi)"

Young woman reading "The Pillow Book (makura no soshi)"

Young woman reading "The Pillow Book (makura no soshi)"

Katsushika Hokusai

1822

Medium: Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
Dimensions: 21.7 × 18.9 cm (8 9/16 × 7 1/2 in.)
Genre: Woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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