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A Man, Wearing a Conical Hat, a Straw or Feather Outer Garment, and Boots, Is Carrying a Long-handled Tool, Possibly a Dipper or Mallet, from Which Fish Are Hanging

A Man, Wearing a Conical Hat, a Straw or Feather Outer Garment, and Boots, Is Carrying a Long-handled Tool, Possibly a Dipper or Mallet, from Which Fish Are Hanging

KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI1830
解説CONTEXT

Katsushika Hokusai composed this work in 1830, during the Edo period—a moment when prints like this one passed quietly from hand to hand, carried in sleeves, traded between friends.

TITLE
A Man, Wearing a Conical Hat, a Straw or Feather Outer Garment, and Boots, Is Carrying a Long-handled Tool, Possibly a Dipper or Mallet, from Which Fish Are Hanging
ARTIST
Katsushika Hokusai
YEAR
1830
MEDIUM
1 drawing on thin handmade paper : ink wash, color, 26.8 × 19.5 cm (sheet)

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