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Portrait of Iwai Kumesaburō II by Utagawa Kunisada — VisualArtsDB

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Portrait of Iwai Kumesaburō II

Portrait of Iwai Kumesaburō II

Portrait of Iwai Kumesaburō II

Utagawa Kunisada

1827–1829

Medium: Hanging scroll: ink and color on silk
Dimensions: Image: 35 1/4 x 13 5/8 in. (89.5 x 34.6 cm) Overall with mounting: 67 3/4 x 17 1/4 in. (172.1 x 43.8 cm) Overall with knobs: 19 1/4 x 67 3/4 in. (48.9 x 172.1 cm)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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