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Koryū Castle Act by Utagawa Kunisada — VisualArtsDB

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Koryū Castle Act

Koryū Castle Act

Koryū Castle Act

Utagawa Kunisada

1852

Medium: Woodblock prints (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 13 15/16 × 9 3/4 in. (35.4 × 24.8 cm) (image, sheet, vertical ōban, each)
Genre: Print
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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Related to the play Satomi hakkenden 里見八犬伝 (Satomi and the Legend of the Eight Dog Warriors), performed at the Ichimura Theater, 1852, 1st month.

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