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壽陽堂歳国画 『中村芝翫 楽屋之図』|Kabuki Actor Nakamura Shikan Backstage (Nakamura Shikan rakuya no zu)

1826
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
37.1 × 25.7 cm (14.6 × 10.1 in)

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