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Hokusai manga (Hokusai Sketchbooks), vol. 1 by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

Hokusai manga (Hokusai Sketchbooks), vol. 1

Hokusai manga (Hokusai Sketchbooks), vol. 1

Katsushika Hokusai

1814–1878

Medium: Woodblock-printed book; ink and light color on paper
Dimensions: closed (including cover): 22.5 × 15.7 × 1 cm (8 7/8 × 6 3/16 × 3/8 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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