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An Actor Beside Water by Utagawa Toyokuni I — VisualArtsDB

An Actor Beside Water

An Actor Beside Water

Utagawa Toyokuni I

1615–1868

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 14 x 8 7/8 in. (35.6 x 22.5 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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