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An Unidentified Actor by Katsukawa Shun'ei — VisualArtsDB

An Unidentified Actor

An Unidentified Actor

Katsukawa Shun'ei

1762–1819

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 12 1/2 x 5 5/8 in. (31.8 x 14.3 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Watanabe no Tsuna receiving the sign post for Rashomon Gate from Minamoto no Yorimitsu

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