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A girl holding a letter behind her back

Hokusai1760-1849

Freer and Sackler Galleries

From the collection of

Freer and Sackler Galleries

Details

Title: A girl holding a letter behind her back
Creator: Artist: Katsushika Hokusai
Date Created: 1760-1849
Location: Japan
External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Freer|Sackler collection, please visit http://www.asia.si.edu/.
Medium: Color and ink on silk
Historical Period: Edo period
Credit Line: Gift of Charles Lang Freer
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art

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