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Cormorant Fishing by Sakai Hoitsu — VisualArtsDB

Cormorant Fishing

Cormorant Fishing

1761–1828

Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Image: 47 x 19 in. (119.4 x 48.3 cm)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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