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The actors Onoe Kikugoro III (R) as Nagoya Sanza and Iwai Kumesaburo II (L) as the courtesan Katsuragi in the play "Oichiza Soga no Shimadai," performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the first month, 1827
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The actors Onoe Kikugoro III (R) as Nagoya Sanza and Iwai Kumesaburo II (L) as the courtesan Katsuragi in the play "Oichiza Soga no Shimadai," performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the first month, 1827

Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), Japanese, 1786-1864 · 1827 · Color woodblock print; right and center sheets of shikishiban triptych, surimono

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Credit lineThe actors Onoe Kikugoro III (R) as Nagoya Sanza and Iwai Kumesaburo II (L) as the courtesan Katsuragi in the play "Oichiza Soga no Shimadai," performed at the Kawarazaki Theater in the first month, 1827. 1827. Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III), Japanese, 1786-1864. The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel M. Nickerson. CC0.
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