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Illustrated Narratives of the War of Han and Chu (Ehon kanso gundan)

Artists

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎Artist

Classification

Prints

Culture

Japanese

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

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Rules for the Department of Young Ladies (Shōgaku Joreishiki zukai)

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Actor Iwai Kumesaburō 2nd on the Bank of the Sumida River, from an untitled series of actors on the theme of Snow, Moon and Flowers

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Image E

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Maples at Kaianji Temple (Kaianji kōyō) from the series Famous Views of Edo

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Women Stretching Cloth

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎

Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed surimono or page from a printed book; ink and color on paper, and with printed signature reading "Sōri Aratame Hokusai Tatsumasa ga"

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