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The Actor Sawamura Sojuro II as an Outlaw by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

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The Actor Sawamura Sojuro II as an Outlaw

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro II as an Outlaw

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro II as an Outlaw

Katsukawa Shunsho

1764–1774

Medium: Color woodblock print; hosoban; from a multisheet composition (?)
Dimensions: 31.8 × 14.5 cm (12 1/2 × 5 11/16 in.)
Genre: Woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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