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Puppeteer Holding a Puppet on a Go Board by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

Puppeteer Holding a Puppet on a Go Board

Puppeteer Holding a Puppet on a Go Board

Katsushika Hokusai

1820–1829

Medium: Woodblock print (surimono); ink, color, and metallic pigments on paper
Dimensions: Shikishiban: 20.9 x 18.7 cm (8 1/4 x 7 3/8 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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