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Basket with Fan, Chrysanthemums, and Mushrooms
Hokusaiearly 1800s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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- Title: Basket with Fan, Chrysanthemums, and Mushrooms
- Creator: Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849)
- Date Created: early 1800s
- Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 19.1 x 52.8 cm (7 1/2 x 20 13/16 in.)
- Provenance: Mrs. Ralph [Fanny Tewksbury] King [1867-1949], Cleveland Heights, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Print
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1949.153
- Medium: color woodblock print
- Department: Japanese Art
- Culture: Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
- Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Ralph King
- Collection: Japanese Art
- Accession Number: 1949.153
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