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Top-Shell and Various Shells by Totoya Hokkei — VisualArtsDB

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Top-Shell and Various Shells

Top-Shell and Various Shells

Top-Shell and Various Shells

1800–1899

Medium: Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 8 1/8 x 7 1/16 in. (20.6 x 17.9 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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