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Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章

勝川春章画　二代目小佐川常世・五代目市川団十郎|Kabuki Actors Osagawa Tsuneyo II and Ichikawa Danjūrō V

ca. 1780s
Diptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
27.6 × 14 cm (10.9 × 5.5 in)

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