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Cage of Fireflies at Dawn in Summer by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

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Cage of Fireflies at Dawn in Summer

Cage of Fireflies at Dawn in Summer

Cage of Fireflies at Dawn in Summer

Katsushika Hokusai

1790–1810

Medium: Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 5 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. (14 x 26.7 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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