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The Actor Morita Kanya VIII as Tatsugorō by Katsukawa Shun'ei — VisualArtsDB

The Actor Morita Kanya VIII as Tatsugorō

The Actor Morita Kanya VIII as Tatsugorō

Katsukawa Shun'ei

1794

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm); W. 5 9/16 in. (14.1 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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