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Actor Sawamura Tanosuke II

(Japanese, about 1775–1818)
about 1813–15
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
DimensionsHosoban; 29.9 x 13.6 cm (11 3/4 x 5 3/8 in.)
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number21.8770
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceDecember 1913, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Yamanaka & Co.; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.
Actor Arashi Kichisaburô II as Kowari Dennai
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