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Utagawa Kunisada I

Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as Hida no kami Masakiyo

Edo period (1603–1867)
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, creped
21.8 × 15.9 cm (8.6 × 6.3 in)

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