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Actor Nakamura Tomisaburō I in a Sukeroku Play by Katsukawa Shun'ei — VisualArtsDB

Actor Nakamura Tomisaburō I in a Sukeroku Play

Actor Nakamura Tomisaburō I in a Sukeroku Play

Katsukawa Shun'ei

1793–1795

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: hosoban: H. 31.7 × W. 14.6 cm (12 1/2 × 5 3/4 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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