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A colored woodblock print (ukiyo-e) depicting the famous kabuki actor Matsumoto Koshirō (松本幸四郎), a prominent representative of an acting family that belonged to one of the most prominent kabuki dynasties of the Edo period. The actor's name is given at the top of the leaf, while the signature "Toyokuni ga" (豊国画) confirms the authorship of Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865), also known as Toyokuni III, one of the most prolific and popular creators of the Utagawa school.