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The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX by Kitao Shigemasa — VisualArtsDB

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The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX

The Actor Ichimura Uzaemon IX

Kitao Shigemasa

1769

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 12 1/8 x 5 1/4 in. (30.8 x 13.3 cm)
Genre: Print
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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