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The actor Iwai Kumesaburo II as the courtesan Katsuragi in the play "Oichiza Soga no Shimadai," performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the first month, 1827

1827
Color woodblock print; center sheet of shikishiban triptych, surimono
21.7 × 19.4 cm (8.5 × 7.6 in)

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