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A Man Walking to the Left, Wearing a Large Conical Hat and a Straw or Feather Garment, Carrying a Long Handled Tool Over His Right Shoulder

A Man Walking to the Left, Wearing a Large Conical Hat and a Straw or Feather Garment, Carrying a Long Handled Tool Over His Right Shoulder

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 Walking to the Left, Wearing a Large Conical Hat and a Straw or Feather Garment, Carrying a Long Handled Tool Over His Right Shoulder
ARTIST
Katsushika Hokusai
YEAR
1830
MEDIUM
1 drawing on thin handmade paper : ink wash, color, 26.7 × 19.3 cm (sheet)

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