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Actor Onoe Matsusuke as Kanpei by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

Actor Onoe Matsusuke as Kanpei

Actor Onoe Matsusuke as Kanpei

Katsukawa Shunsho

1790

Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 12 3/8 × 5 9/16 in. (31.5 × 14.1 cm) (image, sheet, hosoban)
Genre: Print
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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