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Four Women Buying Combs from a Vendor by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

Four Women Buying Combs from a Vendor

Four Women Buying Combs from a Vendor

Katsushika Hokusai

Medium: Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono" in "nagaban" format; Ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Paper: H. 17.6 cm x W. 51.2 cm (6 15/16 x 20 3/16 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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