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Tōshūsai Sharaku

東洲斎写楽画 三世坂田半五郎の藤川水右衛門 『花菖蒲文禄曽我』|Sakata Hangorō III as Fujikawa Mizuemon in the Play "Hana Ayame Bunroku Soga"

1794
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper with mica ground
38.1 × 25.4 cm (15 × 10 in)

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