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Utagawa Kuniyoshi 歌川國芳

大奥女中芝居見物図|Lady-in-Waiting at Edo Castle

ca. 1854–60 (Ansei era)
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
91.2 × 29.2 cm (35.9 × 11.5 in)

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