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The Actor Ichikawa Monosuke II as Chivalrous Commoner by Katsukawa Shun'ei — VisualArtsDB

The Actor Ichikawa Monosuke II as Chivalrous Commoner

The Actor Ichikawa Monosuke II as Chivalrous Commoner

Katsukawa Shun'ei

1780–1810

Medium: Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 12 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (32.4 x 14.6 cm)
Genre: Prints
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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