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Ashi Clam, from the series "Genroku Kasen Kai-awase" by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

Ashi Clam, from the series "Genroku Kasen Kai-awase"

Ashi Clam, from the series "Genroku Kasen Kai-awase"

Katsushika Hokusai

1821

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 7 15/16 x 7 in. (20.2 x 17.8 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Fishing Boats at Choshi in Shimosa (Soshu Choshi) from the series "One Thousand Pictures of the Ocean (Chie no umi)"

Fishing Boats at Choshi in Shimosa (Soshu Choshi) from the series "One Thousand Pictures of the Ocean (Chie no umi)"

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Votive Pictures (Ema), from the series "A Selection of Horses (Uma-zukushi)"

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