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Snails and Tawashi Scrubber by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

Snails and Tawashi Scrubber

Snails and Tawashi Scrubber

Katsushika Hokusai

1700–1899

Medium: Ink on paper
Dimensions: 9 3/4 x 7 3/8 in. (24.8 x 18.7 cm)
Genre: Painting
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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