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Descending dragon

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)

Maximum print size

29.2 × 85.3 cm · 11.5 × 33.6 in

at 300 DPI from the 3,452 × 10,090 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 11×14 inch frame.

Frame: 61.0 × 91.4 cm · 24.0 × 36.0 in
Mat opening: 29.2 × 85.3 cm · 11.5 × 33.6 in
Mat border, sides: 16.0 cm · 6.3 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 3.0 cm · 1.2 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: 1760-1849
Medium: Ink and tint on silk
Type: Painting
Size: 78.8 × 16.4 cm · 31.0 × 6.5 in
Orientation: portrait
Collection: Smithsonian Institution ↗

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