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The Actor Ichikawa Yaozō III Holding a Red Fan by Katsukawa Shun'ei — VisualArtsDB

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozō III Holding a Red Fan

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozō III Holding a Red Fan

Katsukawa Shun'ei

1794

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 15 in. (38.1 cm); W. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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