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Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章

初代中村松江|Kabuki Actor Nakamura Matsue

ca. 1772
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
32.4 × 14.8 cm (12.8 × 5.8 in)

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