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A House-Builder's Ceremony by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

A House-Builder's Ceremony

A House-Builder's Ceremony

Katsushika Hokusai

1798

Medium: Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "surimono"; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Paper: H. 19.6 cm x W. 28.0 cm (7 11/16 x 11 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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