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Katsukawa Shunsho

The Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Prince Takanori in the play "Kaeribana Eiyu Taiheiki," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1779

c. 1779
Color woodblock print; right sheet of hosoban triptych
33.3 × 15 cm (13.1 × 5.9 in)

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