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The Actor Ichikawa Komazo I as a Man Holding a Monkey Mask by Ippitsusai Buncho — VisualArtsDB

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo I as a Man Holding a Monkey Mask

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo I as a Man Holding a Monkey Mask

Ippitsusai Buncho

1764–1771

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm); W. 5 7/8 in. (14.9 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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