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Actors as Hotei Ichiemon and Gokuin Chiemon by Utagawa Kuniyoshi — VisualArtsDB

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Actors as Hotei Ichiemon and Gokuin Chiemon

Actors as Hotei Ichiemon and Gokuin Chiemon

Actors as Hotei Ichiemon and Gokuin Chiemon

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

1842–1857

Medium: Color woodblock print; oban
Dimensions: 36.7 × 25.1 cm (14 7/16 × 9 7/8 in.)
Genre: Woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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