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Actor Sanjô Kantarô II as the Courtesan Katsuragi (Keisei Katsuragi)

(Japanese, active 1720–1760)
(Japanese)
about 1730 (Kyôhô 15)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (urushi-e); ink on paper, with hand-applied color and nikawa
DimensionsHosoban; 31.8 x 15.7 cm (12 1/2 x 6 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number21.5668
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenancePurchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from W. L. Keane collection (#529); December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.

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