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The Battle of Flowers, the Elegant Contest of the Young Trees (Hana ikusa wakaki no arasoi): Actors, from right, Nakamura Fukusuke II, Iwai Shijaku II, Sawamura Tanosuke III, Ichikawa Kuzô III, Ichimura Kakitsu IV, Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I, Bandô Hikosaburô V, Ichikawa Sadanji I, Sawamura Tosshô II, and Nakamura Shikan IV
Artist Toyohara Kunichika (Japanese, 1835–1900),
Publisher Kikuya Ichibei (Japanese),
Blockcutter Koizumi Minokichi (Hori Mino) (Japanese, 1833–1906)
1865 (Genji 2/Keiô 1), 3rd month