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The First Nakamura Nakazo in the Role of Chinzai Hachiro by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

The First Nakamura Nakazo in the Role of Chinzai Hachiro

The First Nakamura Nakazo in the Role of Chinzai Hachiro

Katsukawa Shunsho

1780

Medium: Left-hand sheet of a diptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 12 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. (31.8 x 14.9 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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