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Katsukawa Shun'ei

The actor Sanogawa Ichimatsu III as the Gion prostitute Onayo in the play "Hana-ayame Bunroku Soga," performed at the Miyako Theater in the fifth month, 1794

1794
Color woodblock print; aiban
31.6 × 21.7 cm (12.4 × 8.5 in)

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