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Katsukawa Shunsho

The Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Shira-giku, a Temple Page, In the Play Haru wa Soga Akebono-zoshi, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the First Month, 1772

c. 1772
Color woodblock print; hosoban
32 × 14.4 cm (12.6 × 5.7 in)

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