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The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in an Unidentified Role by Katsukawa Shunkо̄ — VisualArtsDB

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in an Unidentified Role

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV in an Unidentified Role

Katsukawa Shunkо̄

1779–1789

Medium: Color woodblock print; hosoban
Dimensions: 30.9 × 14.2 cm (12 3/16 × 5 9/16 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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