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The Actor Nakamura Nakazo by Katsukawa Shunkо̄ — VisualArtsDB

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo

The Actor Nakamura Nakazo

Katsukawa Shunkо̄

1770–1800

Medium: Color woodblock print; hosoban; left sheet of diptych (?)
Dimensions: 25 × 14.9 cm (9 13/16 × 5 7/8 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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