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Digging Up Backstage Dirt--Fights over Popularity (Gakuya anasagashi hiiki arasoi): Actors Bandô Hikosaburô V, Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I, Nakamura Fukusuke II (R), Ichimura Takematsu III, Ichikawa Kodanji IV, Ichikawa Ichizô III, Ichikawa Yaozô VI, Ichimura Uzaemon XIII, Ichikawa Kuzô III (L)
Attributed to Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900),
Attributed to Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864),
Publisher Daikokuya Kichinosuke (Japanese),
Blockcutter Koizumi Kanegorô (Hori Kane) (Japanese)
1863 (Bunkyû 3), 6th month