Crayfish
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Crayfish

TitleCrayfish
ArtistWatanabe Seitei
Dateca. 1887 19th century
MediumAlbum leaf; ink and color on silk
ClassificationPaintings
OriginJapan Japan
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineCharles Stewart Smith Collection, Gift of Mrs. Charles Stewart Smith, Charles Stewart Smith Jr., and Howard Caswell Smith, in memory of Charles Stewart Smith, 1914
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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