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Katsushika Hokusai

The Toy Seller, illustration for The Fresh-Water Clam (Shijimigai), from the series "A Matching Game with Genroku-period Poem Shells (Genroku kasen kai awase)"

1821
Color woodblock print with metallic pigments; surimono shikishiban
20.4 × 17.8 cm (8 × 7 in)

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