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Tortoise Suspended By String by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

Tortoise Suspended By String

Tortoise Suspended By String

Katsushika Hokusai

1700–1899

Medium: Ink on paper
Dimensions: 11 3/8 x 5 7/8 in. (28.9 x 14.9 cm)
Genre: Painting
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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