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Otani Hirohachi as a Samurai Dressed in a Gaudy Kamishimo by Katsukawa Shun'ei — VisualArtsDB

Otani Hirohachi as a Samurai Dressed in a Gaudy Kamishimo

Otani Hirohachi as a Samurai Dressed in a Gaudy Kamishimo

Katsukawa Shun'ei

1790

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 11 9/16 x 5 5/8 in. (29.4 x 14.3 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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