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Shunbaisai Hokuei 春梅斎北英

春梅斎北英画 二代目嵐璃寛 『当世化粧鏡』|Kabuki Actor Arashi Rikan II as Akogi Heiji, from the print series Tōsei keshōkagami (Makeup Mirrors of Our Time)

1835
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
37.1 × 25.7 cm (14.6 × 10.1 in)

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