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The actor Iwai Hanshiro VI in a female role by Utagawa Kuniyoshi — VisualArtsDB

The actor Iwai Hanshiro VI in a female role

The actor Iwai Hanshiro VI in a female role

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

1825–1845

Medium: Color woodblock print; left sheet of shikishiban diptych, surimono
Dimensions: 20.1 × 17.8 cm (7 15/16 × 7 1/16 in.)
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1830

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1800

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Utagawa Kuniyoshi, 1852

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