Art Institute of Chicago
A Philosopher Watching a Pair of Butterflies, from The Picture Book of Realistic Paintings of Hokusai (Hokusai shashin gafu)
Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎
- Date
- c. 1814
- Medium
- Color woodblock; album sheet
- Culture
- Japan
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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