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Actor Iwai Kiyotarō (4th of Series of Five Actors)

Artists

Utagawa Toyokuni 歌川豊国Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Fourth panel from an ukiyo-e woodblock-printed "hosoban" pentaptych; ink and color on paper with printed signature reading "Toyokuni ga"

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

Dimensions

paper: H. 32.1 x W. 14.7 cm (12 5/8 x 5 13/16 in.)

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