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The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as a Nobleman Writing Poetry by Katsukawa Shun'ei — VisualArtsDB

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The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as a Nobleman Writing Poetry

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as a Nobleman Writing Poetry

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as a Nobleman Writing Poetry

Katsukawa Shun'ei

1782

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 12 in. (30.5 cm); W. 5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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