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An Actor in a Female Role by Katsukawa Shunko — VisualArtsDB

An Actor in a Female Role

An Actor in a Female Role

Katsukawa Shunko

1760

Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 12 3/8 × 5 9/16 in. (31.4 × 14.2 cm) (image, sheet, hosoban)
Genre: Print
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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