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Actor as Kan Shōjō

19th century

Artists

Utagawa Kunisada 歌川国貞Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

19th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

vertical ōban: H. 37.1 × W. 26 cm (14 5/8 × 10 1/4 in.)

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A Noble's Villa - Fuji at Sunamura (Kika bessō Sunamura no Fuji): Half of detatched page from One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku hyakkei) Vol. 3

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Illustrated Book on Annual Events in the Gay Quarters (Seirō ehon nenjū gyōji) in 2 volumes, designed with Jippensha Ikku (1775-1831)

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Braving the Snow, Our Troops Capture the Stronghold at Weihaiwei

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