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Actor Segawa Tomisaburo II as the Geisha Asaka by Tōshūsai Sharaku — VisualArtsDB

Actor Segawa Tomisaburo II as the Geisha Asaka

Actor Segawa Tomisaburo II as the Geisha Asaka

Tōshūsai Sharaku

1794–1795

Medium: One sheet of a pentaptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 12 7/8 x 5 3/4 in. (32.7 x 14.6 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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