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The Actor Nakamura Noshio I in an Unidentified Role by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

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The Actor Nakamura Noshio I in an Unidentified Role

The Actor Nakamura Noshio I in an Unidentified Role

The Actor Nakamura Noshio I in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunsho

1767–1777

Medium: Color woodblock print; hosoban
Dimensions: 29.5 × 13.8 cm (11 5/8 × 5 7/16 in.)
Genre: Woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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