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Actors Bandô Shûka I as the Ruling Class (Shi) (R), Seki Sanjûrô III as the Artisan Class (Kô), Nakamura Utaemon IV as the Farming Class (Nô) (C), and Ichimura Uzaemon XII as the Merchant Class (Shô) (L), from the Dance of the Four Social Classes (Shisei shosa no uchi)
Artist Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864),
Publisher Ebisuya Shôshichi (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
1849 (Kaei 2), 4th month