PrintsJapanese

Portraits of Actors (Yakusha sobo Kagami)

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock-printed book; ink on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

25.5 x 18 cm (10 1/16 x 7 1/16 in.)

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