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Kingfisher and Bulrushes by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

Kingfisher and Bulrushes

Kingfisher and Bulrushes

Katsushika Hokusai

1800–1849

Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 44 5/16 × 9 3/16 in. (112.5 × 23.4 cm) Overall with mounting: 80 9/16 × 10 11/16 in. (204.7 × 27.2 cm) Overall with knobs: 80 9/16 × 12 1/2 in. (204.7 × 31.8 cm)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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