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The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I performing the spear dance by Torii Kiyohiro — VisualArtsDB

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I performing the spear dance

The Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I performing the spear dance

1751–1761

Medium: Color woodblock print; o-hosoban, benizuri-e
Dimensions: 39.4 × 17.1 cm (15 1/2 × 6 3/4 in.)
Genre: Woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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