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The Actor Otani Oniji by Katsukawa Shun'ei — VisualArtsDB

The Actor Otani Oniji

The Actor Otani Oniji

Katsukawa Shun'ei

1762–1819

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 12 x 5 3/8 in. (30.5 x 13.7 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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