Rapids and Fall of a River — Hashimoto Gahō

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Artist: Hashimoto Gahō
Date: 1890
Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Culture: Japan

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THE ARTIST

Hashimoto Gahō

1835–1908 · Japan

Bridge between Japan's ancient Kanō school and modern Nihonga movement, teaching generations of masters.

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