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Actor (Sanjo Kantaro?) in the Role of a Courtesan by Okumura Toshinobu — VisualArtsDB

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Actor (Sanjo Kantaro?) in the Role of a Courtesan

Actor (Sanjo Kantaro?) in the Role of a Courtesan

Actor (Sanjo Kantaro?) in the Role of a Courtesan

Okumura Toshinobu

1718–1738

Medium: Woodblock print (urushi-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 12 5/16 in. (31.3 cm); W. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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