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Torii Kiyonobu II

The Actors Ichikawa Ebizo II as Musashibo Benkei, Sakata Shintaro (?) as Soga no Goro, and Takigawa Kinya (?) as Soga no Juro in the play "Sazareishi Suehiro Genji," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1744

1744
Color woodblock print; hosoban, benizuri-e
29.8 × 13.8 cm (11.7 × 5.4 in)

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