PrintsJapanese

Amusements of Actors on the Third Floor (Yakusha sangai kyō)

c. 1801

Artists

Utagawa Toyokuni 歌川豊国Artist

Shikitei SanbaAuthor

Nishimiya ShinrokuPublisher

Classification

Prints

Culture

Japanese

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

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