PrintsJapanese18th century

Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu with a Cherry Branch

Mid Edo period, circa 1741

Artists

Torii KiyoshigeArtist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ukiyo-e woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Century

18th century

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

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Second of three thread-bound ukiyo-e woodblock-printed books; ink on paper

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