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Hokusai Preparing to Paint

Katsushika Hokusai with a shaved head wearing an indigo kimono kneels at a low wooden table in a traditional Japanese room, with a brush and inkstone beside a blank sheet of paper, illuminated by soft light from a paper screen window.

Painterly realism painting of Katsushika Hokusai with a shaved head in an indigo kimono kneeling at a low table in Edo, soft window light See more

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