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Benten (Goddess of Love) by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

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Benten (Goddess of Love)

Benten (Goddess of Love)

Benten (Goddess of Love)

Katsushika Hokusai

1700–1899

Medium: Ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 16 1/8 x 9 5/16 in. (41 x 23.7 cm)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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