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Actor Iwai Shijaku as Toragaishi in a Soga Brothers play by Utagawa Kunisada — VisualArtsDB

Actor Iwai Shijaku as Toragaishi in a Soga Brothers play

Actor Iwai Shijaku as Toragaishi in a Soga Brothers play

Utagawa Kunisada

1830–1835

Medium: Ukiyo-e woodblock-printed surimono in "shikishi-ban" format; ink, color and metallic pigment on paper
Dimensions: Paper: H. 21.1 cm x W. 18.7 cm (8 5/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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