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The Actor Onoe Kikugoro I holding a puppet of the Actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu I

Ishikawa Toyonobu, 1740

MEDIUMHand-colored woodblock print; vertical oban diptych, sumizuri-e
DIMENSIONS66.3 × 23.1 cm (26 1/8 × 9 1/4 in.)
LOCATIONArt Institute of Chicago
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THE ARTIST
Ishikawa Toyonobu

Ishikawa Toyonobu, a master of early ukiyo-e, captured the fleeting beauty of Edo's actors and courtesans in vibrant hand-colored and benizuri-e prints.

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