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Traveler Inscribing a Temple Pillar

Katsushika Hokusai

Cleveland Museum of Art

A long rectangular piece of aged paper with darker edges and a vertical line down the middle featuring a drawing of two men. The man on the top is wearing a white and blue outfit, upside down with his head near the top of the paper, writing on a pillar with a brush in his right hand. The man below him is on all fours wearing a green outfit, supporting the man above. A pile of books with a peach on top sits on the bottom right. There is a small house-like drawing on the left. Some Japanese characters are written on both sides.

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249 × 900 px
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