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Torii Kiyonobu I

The Actor Sanjo Kantaro II as Oshichi in the play "Nanakusa Fukki Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1718

1718
Hand-colored woodblock print; o-oban, tan-e
54.7 × 31.2 cm (21.5 × 12.3 in)

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