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Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu and Bandō Sanpachi by Ippitsusai Buncho — VisualArtsDB

Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu and Bandō Sanpachi

Actors Sanogawa Ichimatsu and Bandō Sanpachi

Ippitsusai Buncho

Medium: Ukiyo-e woodblock print in "hosoban" format; ink and color on paper, with printed signature reading "Ippitsusai Bunchō ga"
Dimensions: Paper: H. 29.0 cm x W. 13.7 cm (11 7/16 x 5 3/8 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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