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Katsukawa Shunsho

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro II as Kagekiyo Disguised as Omi Yawatanosuke in the Play Haru wa Soga Akebono-zoshi, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1772

c. 1772
Color woodblock print; chuban
25.4 × 18.2 cm (10 × 7.2 in)

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