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Utagawa Kunisada I

The actors Ichikawa Danjuro VII as Takamoto no kitsune and Segawa Kikunojo V as Izumi no Chieda-gitsune

1818
Color woodblock print; shikishiban, surimono
22.7 × 20 cm (8.9 × 7.9 in)

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