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The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as a Loyal Ronin by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as a Loyal Ronin

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as a Loyal Ronin

Katsukawa Shunsho

1778–1788

Medium: Color woodblock print; hosoban
Dimensions: 31.4 × 14.6 cm (12 3/8 × 5 3/4 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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