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Three actors and a puppet

Three actors and a puppet

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)

1816–1819

Medium: Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
Dimensions: 21.2 × 19.5 cm (8 3/8 × 7 11/16 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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