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A Tortoise by Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 — VisualArtsDB

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A Tortoise

A Tortoise

A Tortoise

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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Japanese ArtwaterEdo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868)ArtTortoiseCharles Lang Freer collection

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