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Katsukawa Shunsen

勝川春泉画　三代目大谷廣次|Kabuki Actor Ōtani Hiroji III

1780s
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
31.8 × 14.3 cm (12.5 × 5.6 in)

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