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Actor Nakamura Nakazo 1st as Watanabe no Tsuna by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

Actor Nakamura Nakazo 1st as Watanabe no Tsuna

Actor Nakamura Nakazo 1st as Watanabe no Tsuna

Katsukawa Shunsho

1781

Medium: Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "hosoban" format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Shunshō ga"
Dimensions: Paper: H. 29.1 cm x W. 13.4 cm (11 7/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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