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Katsukawa Shunkо̄

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as Yamauba in the Play Otokoyama Furisode Genji, Performed at the Kiri Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1785

c. 1785
Color woodblock print; hosoban
31.1 × 14 cm (12.2 × 5.5 in)

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