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A Ferry boat Crossing the Bay by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

A Ferry boat Crossing the Bay

A Ferry boat Crossing the Bay

Katsushika Hokusai

1760–1850

Medium: Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 8 1/2 x 13 5/16 in. (21.6 x 33.8 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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