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Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章

四代目岩井半四郎|Kabuki Actor Iwai Hanshirō IV

ca. 1778
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
29.8 × 14.6 cm (11.7 × 5.7 in)

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