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Risshi by the Sea Watching Birds by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

Risshi by the Sea Watching Birds

Risshi by the Sea Watching Birds

Katsushika Hokusai

1790–1849

Medium: fan painting; color on paper
Dimensions: Framed: 40.7 x 63.5 cm (16 x 25 in.); Overall: 19.5 x 51.5 cm (7 11/16 x 20 1/4 in.)
Genre: Painting
Museum: Cleveland Museum of Art

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Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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