
Minneapolis Institute of Art
The Abalone Shell
Katsushika Hokusai; Author: Poem by Tsukihanano Nagame; Author: Poem by Yamamichi Nuime; Author: Poem by Kado Marume; Author: Poem by Kanjinsha Nijinari; Author: Poem by Shūchōdō Butsuryō
- Date
- 1821
- Medium
- Woodblock print (surimono), ink and color on paper with metallic pigments
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Japan, Asia Dimensions: 8 1/8 × 7 1/8 in. (20.6 × 18.1 cm) (image, sheet, shikishiban)
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