PrintsJapanese

Popular Designs of Combs and Tobacco Pipes (Imayō kushi kiseru hinagata)

Artists

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock-printed book; ink on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

13 x 17.5 cm (5 1/8 x 6 7/8 in.)

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