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The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in an Unidentified Role by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in an Unidentified Role

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunsho

1767–1777

Medium: Color woodblock print; hosoban
Dimensions: 30.6 × 14.1 cm (12 1/16 × 5 9/16 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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