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A Famous Actor of Women's Roles by Kitao Shigemasa — VisualArtsDB

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A Famous Actor of Women's Roles

A Famous Actor of Women's Roles

A Famous Actor of Women's Roles

Kitao Shigemasa

1754–1774

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 11 1/8 in. (28.3 cm); W. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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