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The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I by Ishikawa Toyonobu — VisualArtsDB

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I

Ishikawa Toyonobu

1750–1760

Medium: Color woodblock print; narrow oban, benizuri-e
Dimensions: 45.1 × 19.1 cm (17 3/4 × 7 1/2 in.)
Genre: print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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block printingprintasian artJapanese (culture or style)paper (fiber product)

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