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Actors Kataoka Nizaemon as Aburaya Kuheiji and Ichikawa Yaozō 3rd as Tenjiku Tokube

1796

Artists

Utagawa Toyokuni 歌川豊国Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Ink on paper

Culture

Japanese

Period

Edo period, 1615-1868

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

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