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Tōshūsai Sharaku

The actors Iwai Hanshiro IV (R) as Ohan of the Shinanoya and Bando Hikosaburo III (L) as Obiya Choemon

1794
Color woodblock print; oban
38.4 × 25.4 cm (15.1 × 10 in)

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