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The Clinging Crab by Suzuki Harunobu — VisualArtsDB

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The Clinging Crab

The Clinging Crab

The Clinging Crab

Suzuki Harunobu

1770

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm); W. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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