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The Actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as Asahina Tōbei, likened to Lu Zhishen the Tattooed Priest (Kaoshō Rochishin ni hisu), from the “Pine” triptych of the series A Modern Water Margin (Tōsei suikoden)

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Center sheet of a triptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan
Rights: Public Domain
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Lincoln Kirstein 1960
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Title: The Actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as Asahina Tōbei, likened to Lu Zhishen the Tattooed Priest (Kaoshō Rochishin ni hisu), from the “Pine” triptych of the series A Modern Water Margin (Tōsei suikoden)
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Center sheet of a triptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan.

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