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Katsukawa Shunsho

Actor Ôtani Hiroji III and (possibly) Satsuma Gengobei in “Green Willow Soga of Erotic Design” (“Iro Moyô Aoyagi Soga”) from the series Fans of the East (Azuma ôgi)

About 1775
Color woodblock print; bai aiban
42 × 31 cm (16.5 × 12.2 in)

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