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The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in an Unidentified Role by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

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The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in an Unidentified Role

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in an Unidentified Role

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunsho

1768–1778

Medium: Color woodblock print; hosoban
Dimensions: 30.6 × 12.9 cm (12 1/16 × 5 1/16 in.)
Genre: Woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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