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Nio the Guardian by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

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Nio the Guardian

Nio the Guardian

Nio the Guardian

Katsushika Hokusai

1760–1849

Medium: Ink on paper
Dimensions: 15 3/8 x 10 13/16 in. (39.1 x 27.5 cm)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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