<p>The Chinese philosopher Soshi contemplating two flying butterflies<br>
Trial print for the "Album of natural images by Hokusai", preface by Taira no Yoshitaru, paper, <i>sumizuri-e</i> (monochrome print).<br></p>
Gift by Alphonse Isaac-Dathis, 1894, purchased from Philipe Burty in 1891, EO 267
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Hokusai" class="extiw" title="w:en:Hokusai"><span title="Japanese artist (1760-1849)">Katsushika Hokusai</span></a>
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<span class="int-own-work" lang="en">Own work</span>