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Bandō Mitsugorō II as Shinbei in the Kabuki Play "Sukeroku" by Utagawa Toyokuni I

Bandō Mitsugorō II as Shinbei in the Kabuki Play "Sukeroku"

Utagawa Toyokuni I · 1797

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Artist
Utagawa Toyokuni I
Date
1797
Location
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Culture
Japan
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