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The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I in an Unidentified Role by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I in an Unidentified Role

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunsho

1780–1784

Medium: Color woodblock print; hosoban
Dimensions: 31 × 13.3 cm (12 3/16 × 5 1/4 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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