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Torii Kiyonaga

The Actors Nakamura Nakazo I and Azuma Tozo, from an untitled series of prints showing Actors in private life

c. 1783
Color woodblock print; hosoban
29.7 × 13.9 cm (11.7 × 5.5 in)

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