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The actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as the wet nurse Shigenoi by Tōshūsai Sharaku — VisualArtsDB

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The actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as the wet nurse Shigenoi

The actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as the wet nurse Shigenoi

The actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as the wet nurse Shigenoi

Tōshūsai Sharaku

1794

Medium: Color woodblock print; oban
Dimensions: 39.3 × 25.8 cm (15 1/2 × 10 3/16 in.)
Genre: Woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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