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Freshwater mussel
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Freshwater mussel

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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Four children look at a toy seller, who sits on the ground and has displayed his wares on a rush mat. He waves his fan to make a paper lion move. The shell to which the title refers is depicted in the fan-shaped cartouche. With two poems.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
surimono
Credit lineZoetwater mossel. 1821. Katsushika Hokusai. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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