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Scene in May: The Boys' Festival (Gogatsu no kei) by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

Scene in May: The Boys' Festival (Gogatsu no kei)

Scene in May: The Boys' Festival (Gogatsu no kei)

Katsushika Hokusai

1795–1805

Medium: Woodblock print (naga surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: ebangire: H. 19.3 x W. 52.5 cm (7 5/8 x 20 11/16 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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Katsushika Hokusai, 1821

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