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The actor Ichikawa Sadanji I as Watonai by Toyohara Kunichika — VisualArtsDB

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The actor Ichikawa Sadanji I as Watonai

The actor Ichikawa Sadanji I as Watonai

The actor Ichikawa Sadanji I as Watonai

Toyohara Kunichika

1878–1888

Medium: Color woodblock print; oban triptych
Dimensions: 74.5 × 36.8 cm (29 3/8 × 14 1/2 in.)
Genre: Woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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