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Asian Art
Artist, attributed to: Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese, 1760–1849
Boy Climbing Up a Tree to Catch a Dragonfly
18th–19th century
Brush and ink on paper
unframed: 23 3/8 × 10 3/8 in. (59.4 × 26.4 cm)
framed: 40 × 15 in. (101.6 × 38.1 cm)
framed: 40 × 15 in. (101.6 × 38.1 cm)
Yale University Art Gallery
1938.247
伝 葛飾北斎 蜻蛉を追う樹上の子供 紙本墨書 江戸時代
Geography:
Japan
Status:
Culture:
Japanese
Period:
Edo period (1615–1868)
Classification:
Paintings
Provenance:
Yamanaka & Co., New York; purchased in 1938 by Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
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