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

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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Japanese (culture or style)

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