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The actor Ichikawa Ebizo as Usui Arataro Sadamitsu in the Shibaraku scene of the play "Seiwa Nidai Oyose Genji," performed at the Miyako Theater in the eleventh month, 1796

1796
Color woodblock print; oban
38.3 × 26 cm (15.1 × 10.2 in)

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