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Shell of the Locust from Album of Illustrations for the Tale of Genji

Cleveland Museum of Art

Tanaka Hokusai's "Shell of the Locust from Album of Illustrations for the Tale of Genji" shows a piece of artwork with a gold frame. The artwork depicts a sepia-toned, square picture. The picture shows black lines forming a roof and a rectangular area with a pattern. A person wearing a black hat walks on the right. In the top-right corner of the picture, there are two lines of Asian characters on a beige background. The artwork hangs on a white wall.

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771 × 900 px
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