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Actors Nakamura Nakazō 1st and Ichikawa Danjūrō 5th by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

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Actors Nakamura Nakazō 1st and Ichikawa Danjūrō 5th

Actors Nakamura Nakazō 1st and Ichikawa Danjūrō 5th

Actors Nakamura Nakazō 1st and Ichikawa Danjūrō 5th

Katsukawa Shunsho

Medium: Ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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