Poet Travellling in the Snow, by Katsushika Hokusai

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Accession Number: P.14-1997
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 760 pixels
Image width: 322 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4.2 (Windows)
Filesize: 104.88kB
Exposure time: 1/17
ISO Speed: 100
Captured: 2012:04:16 14:06:41

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19th Century Artist/Maker Christmas Country of origin Date Department Edo Period Fitz_PDP Hokusai Interior/Exterior Japan Japanese Katsushika Hokusai Landscape Medium Nationalities Object Type Other Keywords Winter Workflow Xmas _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPACtd _WF_PCtd birds clothes clothing cold costume dress equestrian exterior fashion frosty frozen hats horseback horseman horses male mounted print rider riding seasons snowing snowy swords traditional travellers travelling ukiyo-e weather woodblock woodcut

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