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The Paper Snake by Utagawa Kuniyoshi — VisualArtsDB

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The Paper Snake

The Paper Snake

The Paper Snake

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Medium: Ink on paper
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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