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Bamboo by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

Bamboo

Bamboo

Katsushika Hokusai

1760–1849

Medium: Unmounted painting; ink on paper
Dimensions: 10 3/4 x 6 7/8 in. (27.3 x 17.5 cm)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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