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Katsukawa Shun'ei

Act Eight: The Bridal Journey (Michiyuki) from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)

late 1780s
Color woodblock print; koban
23.3 × 15.8 cm (9.2 × 6.2 in)

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