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The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II by Ippitsusai Buncho — VisualArtsDB

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II

Ippitsusai Buncho

1755–1790

Medium: Color woodblock print; hosoban
Dimensions: 27.4 × 13.6 cm (10 3/4 × 5 5/16 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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printasian artJapanese (culture or style)woodblock print

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