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Head of an Unidentified Actor as a countryman in Rags by Katsukawa Shun'ei — VisualArtsDB

Head of an Unidentified Actor as a countryman in Rags

Head of an Unidentified Actor as a countryman in Rags

Katsukawa Shun'ei

1783–1803

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 8 in. (20.3 cm); W. 9 9/16 in. (24.3 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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