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Katsukawa Shunshō　勝川春章

二代目中村助五郎|Kabuki Actor Nakamura Sukegorō II as Kaminari Shōkurō

2nd month, 1780
One sheet of a pentaptych woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
31.4 × 14.3 cm (12.4 × 5.6 in)

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