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Katsukawa Shunshō

勝川春章画　二代目小佐川常世|Kabuki Actor Osagawa Tsuneyo II

1787–88
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
32.5 × 14.8 cm (12.8 × 5.8 in)

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