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The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon VIII as Taira no Koremochi and Arashi Koroku as Makomo no Mae in the play "Shusse Momijigari," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1747

1747
Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e
32 × 15 cm (12.6 × 5.9 in)

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