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Katsukawa Shunsho

The Actors Otani Hiroji III as Kawazu no Saburo (right), Segawa Kikunojo II as Princess Tatsu (Tatsu Hime) (center), and Nakamura Sukegoro II as Matano no Goro (left), in the Play Myoto-giku Izu no Kisewata, Performed at the Ichimura Theater in the Eleventh Month, 1770

c. 1772
Color woodblock print; from the illustrated book Yakusha Kuni no Hana (Prominent Actors of Japan)
17.1 × 27.7 cm (6.7 × 10.9 in)

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