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The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V

Katsukawa Shunsho

1780–1810

Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 13 x 6 in. (33 x 15.2 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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