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Tōshūsai Sharaku

The Actor Yamashina Shirojuro as Nagoya Sanzaemon (Yamashina Shirojuro no Nagoya Sanzaemon)

1794 (Kansei 6)
Color woodblock print; hosoban, nishiki-e
31.7 × 15 cm (12.5 × 5.9 in)

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