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Torii Kiyonaga

The Actor Nakamura Riko with a courtesan, from an untitled series of aiban prints depicting Actors in private life

c. 1781/82
Color woodblock print; aiban
32.8 × 23.3 cm (12.9 × 9.2 in)

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