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Four Actors in Unidentified Roles by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

Four Actors in Unidentified Roles

Four Actors in Unidentified Roles

Katsukawa Shunsho

1726–1792

Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 11 in. (27.9 cm); W. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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