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Pentaptych: Series of Five Actors by Utagawa Toyokuni — VisualArtsDB

Pentaptych: Series of Five Actors

Pentaptych: Series of Five Actors

Utagawa Toyokuni

Medium: Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "hosoban" pentaptych; ink and color on paper with printed signatures reading "Toyokuni ga"
Dimensions: overall for matted pentatych: H. 32.1 x W. 74.3 cm (12 5/8 x 29 1/4 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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