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An Actor in a Ronin Role by Katsukawa Shun'ei — VisualArtsDB

An Actor in a Ronin Role

An Actor in a Ronin Role

Katsukawa Shun'ei

1784

Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 11 15/16 × 5 7/16 in. (30.4 × 13.8 cm) (image, sheet, hosoban)
Genre: Print
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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