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The purple shell
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The purple shell

Katsushika Hokusai · 1821 · color woodcut; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Two groups of fishermen hauling a whale ashore. The location is the village of Katase, opposite Enoshima island. The shell to which the title refers is depicted in the fan-shaped cartouche. With two poems.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
surimonoswimming mammals: whale
Credit lineDe paarse schelp. 1821. Katsushika Hokusai. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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