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Utagawa Toyokuni I

The actors Sawamura Sojuro II as Satsuma Gengobei and Arashi Ryuzo II as Mawashi-otoko Yasuke in the play "Edo Sunago Kichirei Soga," performed at the Miyako Theater on the first month, 1795

c. 1795
Color woodblock print; oban
38 × 25.2 cm (15 × 9.9 in)

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