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Katsukawa Shunsho

Actors Nakajima Mihoemon II as Fujiwara no Shihei, Ichikawa Ebizô III as Matsuo-maru, Ichikawa Yaozô II as Sakura-maru, and Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Umeo-maru in “Sugawara’s Secrets of Calligraphy” (“Sugawara denju tenarai kagami”)

About 1776
Color woodblock prints; hosoban triptych
31.2 × 14.4 cm (12.3 × 5.7 in)

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