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Katsushika Hokusai

The Studio, illustration for The White Shell (Shiragai), from the series "A Matching Game with Genroku-period Poem Shells (Genroku kasen kai awase)"

1821
Color woodblock print with metallic pigments and blindprinting; surimono shikishiban
20.2 × 17.7 cm (8 × 7 in)

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