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Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as the Jester (Taikomochi) Jakuhachi, from the series Top Stars with Their Own Calligraphy (Tôsei jihitsu kagami)
Artist Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864),
Other artist Miyagi Gengyo (Japanese, 1817–1880),
Publisher Uoya Eikichi (Japanese),
Blockcutter Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
1861 (Man'en 2/Bunkyû 1), 7th month