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Isoda Koryusai

Parody of the Armor-pulling Scene (Kusazuribiki), from the series "Fashionable Parodies of Bravery in Love (Furyu mitate iro-buyu)"

c. 1770/72
Color woodblock print; chuban
26.1 × 19.4 cm (10.3 × 7.6 in)

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