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Black Shōki, the Demon Queller by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

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Black Shōki, the Demon Queller

Black Shōki, the Demon Queller

Black Shōki, the Demon Queller

Katsushika Hokusai

1615–1868

Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 42 1/4 × 14 3/16 in. (107.3 × 36 cm) Overall with mounting: 72 5/8 × 18 1/2 in. (184.5 × 47 cm) Overall with knobs: 72 5/8 × 20 1/2 in. (184.5 × 52 cm)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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