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The Actor Nakamura Noshio II as the Courtesan Okaru by Katsukawa Shun'ei — VisualArtsDB

The Actor Nakamura Noshio II as the Courtesan Okaru

The Actor Nakamura Noshio II as the Courtesan Okaru

Katsukawa Shun'ei

1795

Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Vertical ōban; Image: 14 1/8 × 9 7/8 in. (35.9 × 25.1 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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