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

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The Actor Nakamura Noshio II as the Courtesan Okaru

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: Print
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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