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The actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Kujaku Saburo Narihira by Tōshūsai Sharaku — VisualArtsDB

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The actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Kujaku Saburo Narihira

The actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Kujaku Saburo Narihira

The actor Sawamura Sojuro III as Kujaku Saburo Narihira

Tōshūsai Sharaku

1794

Medium: Color woodblock print; left sheet of hosoban diptych
Dimensions: 32.7 × 15.5 cm (12 7/8 × 6 1/8 in.)
Genre: Woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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