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

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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