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Chidori Birds by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

Chidori Birds

Chidori Birds

Katsushika Hokusai

1700–1899

Medium: Ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 11 x 16 1/2 in. (27.9 x 41.9 cm)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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