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Kabuki actors play the role of 47 Ronin (Seichū gishi den) by Utagawa Kunisada — VisualArtsDB

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Kabuki actors play the role of 47 Ronin (Seichū gishi den)

Kabuki actors play the role of 47 Ronin (Seichū gishi den)

Kabuki actors play the role of 47 Ronin (Seichū gishi den)

Utagawa Kunisada

1769–1900

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: a–t: 14 x 9 1/4 in. (35.6 x 23.5 cm) (each) tt –uu: 6 3/4 x 9 1/4 in. (17.1 x 23.5 cm) (each)
Genre: Print
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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