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Puppeteer by Teisai Hokuba — VisualArtsDB

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Puppeteer

Puppeteer

Puppeteer

1800–1844

Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 41 1/8 in. × 11 in. (104.5 × 28 cm) Overall with mounting: 76 × 11 1/4 in. (193 × 28.5 cm) Overall with knobs: 76 × 17 1/4 in. (193 × 43.8 cm)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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