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The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX in an Unidentified Role by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX in an Unidentified Role

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunsho

1770–1780

Medium: Color woodblock print; hosoban; left sheet of diptych
Dimensions: 29.4 × 14 cm (11 9/16 × 5 1/2 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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