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The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII by Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) — VisualArtsDB

The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII

The actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

1849

Medium: Color woodblock print; left sheet of oban diptych (right: 1937.272a)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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