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Nishimura Shigenobu

The Actor Segawa Kikujiro I as Oshichi in the play "Shochikubai Kongen Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the third month, 1732

1732
Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e
31.8 × 15.3 cm (12.5 × 6 in)

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