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Shunkōsai Hokushū 春好斎北洲

「生涯御名残狂言　ほていお市　嵐小六」　（四代目）|The Actor Arashi Koroku IV in the Final Farewell Performance of His Career (Shōgai onagori kyōgen) as the Female Bandit Hotei Oichi

1826
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; vertical ōban
38.1 × 25.7 cm (15 × 10.1 in)

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