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The Third Sawamura Sojūrō in the Role of Soga no Jūrō by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

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The Third Sawamura Sojūrō in the Role of Soga no Jūrō

The Third Sawamura Sojūrō in the Role of Soga no Jūrō

The Third Sawamura Sojūrō in the Role of Soga no Jūrō

Katsukawa Shunsho

1769–1789

Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm); W. 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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