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The Actor Onoe Matsusuke as a Samurai with a Drawn Sword by Katsukawa Shunsen — VisualArtsDB

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke as a Samurai with a Drawn Sword

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke as a Samurai with a Drawn Sword

Katsukawa Shunsen

1786

Medium: Woodblock print; 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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