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Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as a Firefighter, from the series Flowers of Edo, Excitement at Night (Edo no hana yoru no nigiwai)
Artist Utagawa Yoshitsuya (Japanese, 1822–1866),
Publisher Ebiya Rinnosuke (Kaijudô) (Japanese),
Blockcutter Matsushima Masakichi (Hori Masa) (Japanese)
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), 9th month