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A butterfly and a flowering plant

A butterfly and a flowering plant

A butterfly and a flowering plant

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

1615

Medium: Ink and color on paper
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

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insectsanimalsJapanese ArtflowersplantsEdo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)ArtCharles Lang Freer collection

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Pomegranates

Pomegranates

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Seated figure of a woman

Seated figure of a woman

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, 1615

Four fan paintings mounted on a screen; "Frog on Lotus Leaf", "Scholar in a House", "Landscape", and "Boat and Rock"

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Dragon and clouds

Dragon and clouds

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, 1615

Hawk and fish

Hawk and fish

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, 1615

A Man sitting with large sword

A Man sitting with large sword

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Kites at Tsuiji

Kites at Tsuiji

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, 1840

Zhong Kui (Shoki) killing a demon

Zhong Kui (Shoki) killing a demon

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, 1615

Various Scenes

Various Scenes

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, 1810

Six Immortals of Poetry: Kisen Hoshi

Six Immortals of Poetry: Kisen Hoshi

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, 1800

Woodcutter

Woodcutter

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎, 1615

A butterfly and a flowering plant by Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 — VisualArtsDB