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高根山与一右ェ門 千田川吉五郎|The Sumo Wrestlers Takaneyama Yoichiemon and Sendagawa Kichigorō by Katsushika Hokusai

高根山与一右ェ門 千田川吉五郎|The Sumo Wrestlers Takaneyama Yoichiemon and Sendagawa Kichigorō

Katsushika Hokusai · 1790

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Artist
Katsushika Hokusai
Date
1790
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Location
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dimensions
H. 12 1/3 ( 30.6 cm; W. 5 3/32 in. (12.9 cm)
ART MOVEMENTS
Ukiyo-e
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Katsushika Hokusai

1760–1849 · Japan

Katsushika Hokusai, the Edo period ukiyo-e master, created the iconic 'Great Wave off Kanagawa' and transformed Japanese art.

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