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Actor with Drawn Sword by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

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Actor with Drawn Sword

Actor with Drawn Sword

Actor with Drawn Sword

Katsukawa Shunsho

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

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The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo II as Soga no Juro Sukenari Disguised as the Proefessional Jester Senraku (?) in the Play Soga Moyo Aigo no Wakamatsu (?), Performed at the Nakamura Theater (?) in the Second Month, 1769 (?)

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