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Katsukawa Shunsho

Actor Bandô Matatarô IV as Gempachibyôe in “Snowflakes: Plum Blossoms Kaomise” (“Mutsu no hana ume no kaomise”)

About 1769
Color woodblock print; hosoban
31.6 × 14.2 cm (12.4 × 5.6 in)

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