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Katsukawa Shun'ei

The Actor Ichikawa Komazo II as Ono Sadakuro in the Play Chuko Ryogoku Ori, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Seventh Month, 1790

c. 1790
Color woodblock print; hosoban
31.7 × 14.2 cm (12.5 × 5.6 in)

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