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Drawing Intended as Design for an Actor Print by Utagawa Kunisada — VisualArtsDB

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Drawing Intended as Design for an Actor Print

Drawing Intended as Design for an Actor Print

Drawing Intended as Design for an Actor Print

Utagawa Kunisada

1833–1847

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 14 1/8 x 10 1/8 in. (35.9 x 25.7 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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