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Actor Nakamura Nakazō II as Dainichibō by Katsukawa Shunsho — VisualArtsDB

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Actor Nakamura Nakazō II as Dainichibō

Actor Nakamura Nakazō II as Dainichibō

Actor Nakamura Nakazō II as Dainichibō

Katsukawa Shunsho

1779

Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 12 7/16 × 5 11/16 in. (31.6 × 14.4 cm) (image, sheet, hosoban)
Genre: Print
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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The actor Nakamura Nakazō II (1759-1796) as Dainichibō in the play Edo meisho midori Soga 江戸名所緑曽我, performed at the Morita Theater in the second lunar month of 1779.

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