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Ichikawa Ebizo (the Fourth Ichikawa Danjuro) as a Samurai by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

Ichikawa Ebizo (the Fourth Ichikawa Danjuro) as a Samurai

Ichikawa Ebizo (the Fourth Ichikawa Danjuro) as a Samurai

Katsukawa Shunsho

1773–1774

Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 12 4/5 x 5 7/8 in. (32.5 x 14.9 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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The Actor Nakamura Juzo II as Kajiwara Genta Kagetoki in the Play Izu-goyomi Shibai no Ganjitsu, Performed at the Morita Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1772

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The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I as Kakogawa Honzo in Komuso Attire in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Seventh Month, 1783

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