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The actor Otani Hiroji III as Hata no Taizan Taketora by Tōshūsai Sharaku — VisualArtsDB

The actor Otani Hiroji III as Hata no Taizan Taketora

The actor Otani Hiroji III as Hata no Taizan Taketora

Tōshūsai Sharaku

1794

Medium: Color woodblock print; left sheet of hosoban triptych (right: 1928.1061, center: 1928.1062)
Dimensions: 31.1 × 14.1 cm (12 1/4 × 5 9/16 in.)
Genre: Woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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