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Kabuki Actor Iwai Hanshirō IV by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

Kabuki Actor Iwai Hanshirō IV

Kabuki Actor Iwai Hanshirō IV

Katsukawa Shunsho

1768–1788

Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 11 23/32 x 5 3/4 in. (29.8 x 14.6 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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