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Carp Swimming by Water Weeds by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

Carp Swimming by Water Weeds

Carp Swimming by Water Weeds

Katsushika Hokusai

1831

Medium: color woodblock print; fan
Dimensions: Sheet: 24.2 x 29.2 cm (9 1/2 x 11 1/2 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Cleveland Museum of Art

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Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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