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Actor as Kan Shōjō

Actor as Kan Shōjō

Actor as Kan Shōjō

Utagawa Kunisada

1800–1864

Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: vertical ōban: H. 37.1 × W. 26 cm (14 5/8 × 10 1/4 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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