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801 - Onnagata
Anonymous
DATE Unknown
AUTHOR Unknown - Japan
MEDIA Ukiyoe - woodblock print
SIZE Unknown
LOCATION Unknown
NOTES Beautiful youths from poor families often worked as actors, playing female roles on stage (Onnagata = woman's shape) in the evening, and bottom roles in bed the rest of the night.

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