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Katsukawa Shunkо̄

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III as the Spirit of the Courtesan Takao in the Play Takao Daimyojin Momiji no Tamagaki, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Seventh Month, 1787

c. 1787
Color woodblock print; hosoban
31.6 × 14.2 cm (12.4 × 5.6 in)

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