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Tōshūsai Sharaku

The Actor Nakayama Tomisaburo I as Lady Tsukuba, Wife of Yoshioki (Shodai Nakayama Tomisaburo no Yoshioki Midai Tsukuba Gozen)

1794 (Kansei 6)
Color woodblock print; hosoban, nishiki-e
31.3 × 14.5 cm (12.3 × 5.7 in)

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