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Large Lobster by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

Large Lobster

Large Lobster

Katsushika Hokusai

1800–1815

Medium: Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 7 5/16 x 19 7/8 in. (18.6 x 50.5 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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