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The Actor, Matsumoto Koshiro I 1674–1730 Reading a Letter by Katsukawa Shunko — VisualArtsDB

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The Actor, Matsumoto Koshiro I 1674–1730 Reading a Letter

The Actor, Matsumoto Koshiro I 1674–1730 Reading a Letter

The Actor, Matsumoto Koshiro I 1674–1730 Reading a Letter

Katsukawa Shunko

1743–1812

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: H. 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm); W. 5 7/16 in. (13.8 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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