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Elderly Couple at New Year, by Hôchû (top); Sparrow by Hiroshige and Spider by Gengyo (bottom right); Calligraphy (bottom left), from the harimaze series Old and New Poems and Writings (Shinko shoga awase)
After Nakamura Hôchû (Japanese, active about 1799–1818),
Artist Miyagi Gengyo (Japanese, 1817–1880),
Artist Utagawa Hiroshige I (Japanese, 1797–1858),
Publisher Yamaguchiya Tôbei (Kinkôdô) (Japanese)
1853 (Kaei 6), 12th month