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The Portrait of Actors at the Ogura Cottage by Nishimura Shigenaga — VisualArtsDB

The Portrait of Actors at the Ogura Cottage

The Portrait of Actors at the Ogura Cottage

Nishimura Shigenaga

1697–1756

Medium: Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, beni-e
Dimensions: 29.5 × 16.2 cm (11 5/8 × 6 7/16 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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