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Katsukawa Shun'ei

Actors Mimasu Tokujirô I as Hayano Kampei (Left) and Nakayama Kojûrô VI as Ono Sadakurô (Right) in “Treasury of the 47 Loyal Retainers” (“Kanadehon chûshingura”)

About 1786
Color woodblock prints; hosoban diptych
31.6 × 14.7 cm (12.4 × 5.8 in)

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