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Tōshūsai Sharaku

三代目市川高麗蔵の志賀大七|Kabuki Actor Ichikawa Komazō III as Shiga Daishichi in the Play A Medley of Tales of Revenge (Katakiuchi noriaibanashi)

5th month, 1794
Woodblock print; ink, color, white mica on paper
36.5 × 25.1 cm (14.4 × 9.9 in)

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