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Actor Nakamura Noshio I as the Courtesan Takao

(Japanese, active about 1704–1748)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
DimensionsHosoban; 30.5 x 13.9 cm (12 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number21.7197
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceJune 23, 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding at Sotheby's; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.
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Woman Playing with Cat
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Gathering Shells
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about 1755–65