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Arashi Rikan II as Danshichi Kurōbei in "Mirror of Naniwa: The Summer Festival"

1832
color woodblock print

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This belongs to a category of Japanese prints called “actor images” ( yakusha - e or 役者絵), which were collected by fans of popular Kabuki actors.

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