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Portrait of the Poet Matsuo Bashō (?) by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

Portrait of the Poet Matsuo Bashō (?)

Portrait of the Poet Matsuo Bashō (?)

Katsushika Hokusai

1760–1849

Medium: Ink on paper
Dimensions: 9 7/8 x 7 7/16 in. (25.1 x 18.9 cm)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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