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The Actor Sanjo Kantaro II as Oshichi in the play "Nanakusa Fukki Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the first month, 1718

1718
Hand-colored woodblock print; hosoban, urushi-e
33.7 × 15.3 cm (13.3 × 6 in)

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