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Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V as Ōboshi Yuranosuke by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

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Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V as Ōboshi Yuranosuke

Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V as Ōboshi Yuranosuke

Actor Ichikawa Danjūrō V as Ōboshi Yuranosuke

Katsukawa Shunsho

1783

Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 12 5/16 × 5 7/8 in. (31.3 × 14.9 cm) (image, sheet, hosoban)
Genre: Print
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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Left sheet of a diptych related to the play Kanadehon Chūshingura, performed at the Nakamura Theater in the 5th lunar month 1783.

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