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Katsukawa Shun'ei

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro III in Ceremonial Attire on the Occasion of His Return from Osaka at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1793

c. 1793
Color woodblock print; hosoban
32.7 × 14.6 cm (12.9 × 5.7 in)

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