The Actor Sawamura Tanosuke, by Toyohara Kunichika

An image of The Actor Sawamura Tanosuke III, from a series of 8 prints of actors as firemen. Toyohara Kunichika. Colour print from woodblocks. 1864.

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The Actor Sawamura Tanosuke III, from a series of 8 prints of actors as firemen. Toyohara Kunichika. Colour print from woodblocks. 1864.

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Accession Number: P.90-2003
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Photographer name: Image Library
Image height: 760 pixels
Image width: 514 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.5 (Windows)
Filesize: 149.41kB
Captured: 2007:12:04 14:45:04

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19th Century Department Fitz_PDP Japan Japanese Kabuki Medium Other Keywords Toyohara Kunichika Workflow _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_PCr _WF_PCtd acting actor decorative embroidered ink male man print theatre woodblock

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