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The Excitement of New Year (Haru no nigiwai): Actors Bandô Takesaburô I, Nakamura Fukusuke I, Onoe Kikujirô II (R), Bandô Shûka I, Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I, Kataoka Gadô II (C), Arashi Kichisaburô III, Iwai Kumesaburô III, and Ichikawa Kodanji IV (L), from the series Four Seasons (Shiki no uchi)
Artist Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864),
Publisher Ôtaya Takichi (Hori Takichi) (Japanese)
1854 (Kaei 7/Ansei 1), 12th month