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The actor Igoro Sawai by Japanese Utagawa Kunisada — VisualArtsDB

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The actor Igoro Sawai

The actor Igoro Sawai

The actor Igoro Sawai

Japanese Utagawa Kunisada

1840

Medium: Woodblock print (ukiyo-e) on mulberry paper (washi), ink with color
Genre: Theater
Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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