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Act I by Katsushika Hokusai — VisualArtsDB

Act I

Act I

Katsushika Hokusai

1806

Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 10 1/8 × 14 7/8 in. (25.7 × 37.8 cm) (image, sheet, horizontal ōban)
Genre: Print
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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Japan

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