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Actor Sakata Hangorō III as Tanba no Suketarō by Katsukawa Shun'ei — VisualArtsDB

Actor Sakata Hangorō III as Tanba no Suketarō

Actor Sakata Hangorō III as Tanba no Suketarō

Katsukawa Shun'ei

1791

Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 12 9/16 × 5 11/16 in. (31.9 × 14.4 cm) (image, sheet, hosoban)
Genre: Print
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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Actor Sakata Hangorō III as Tanba no Suketarō in the play Kanagaki Muromachi bundan, performed at the Nakamura Theater in the 8th lunar month 1791. Right panel of a diptych; on the left is Ichikawa Monnosuke II.

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