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The Actor Morita Kanya Wearing One Sword by Katsukawa Shun'ei — VisualArtsDB

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The Actor Morita Kanya Wearing One Sword

The Actor Morita Kanya Wearing One Sword

The Actor Morita Kanya Wearing One Sword

Katsukawa Shun'ei

1782–1802

Medium: Diptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: A: H. 12 13/16 (32.5 cm); W. 5 11/16 in. (14.4 cm) B: H. 13 in. (33 cm); W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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