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Tortoises and Crabs by Shibata Zeshin — VisualArtsDB

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Tortoises and Crabs

Tortoises and Crabs

1807–1868

Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on silk
Dimensions: 39 1/8 x 14 in. (99.4 x 35.6 cm)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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