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The actor Bando Mitsugoro II as Katsura Kokingo Haruhisa by Tōshūsai Sharaku — VisualArtsDB

The actor Bando Mitsugoro II as Katsura Kokingo Haruhisa

The actor Bando Mitsugoro II as Katsura Kokingo Haruhisa

Tōshūsai Sharaku

1794

Medium: Color woodblock print; left sheet of hosoban triptych
Dimensions: 32.4 × 15.2 cm (12 13/16 × 6 in.)
Genre: Woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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