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Chinese Boys Learning to Write and Paint by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

Chinese Boys Learning to Write and Paint

Chinese Boys Learning to Write and Paint

Katsushika Hokusai

1775–1795

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 15 3/8 x 10 1/8 in. (39.1 x 25.7 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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