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Tōshūsai Sharaku

The Actor Ichikawa Yaozo III as the Sparrow Seller Bunji Yasukata (Sandai-me Ichikawa Yaozo no suzume uri Bunji Yasukata)

1794 (Kansei 6)
Color woodblock print; hosoban, nishiki-e
32.5 × 16 cm (12.8 × 6.3 in)

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