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A Ferryboat on the Sumida River (Sumidagawa wataribune no zu): Actors Kataoka Gadô II as Kameya Chûbei, Iwai Kumesaburô III as Tsuchiya Umegawa (R), Bandô Shûka I as Hitomaru no Oroku, Nakamura Fukusuke I as Echigo Zenkichi, Bandô Takesaburô I as Hayano Kanpei (C), Ichikawa Kodanji IV as Tennichibô, and Arashi Kichisaburô III as Boatman (Sendô) Sôkichi (L)
Artist Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864),
Publisher Hayashiya Shôgorô (Japanese),
Blockcutter Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
1854 (Kaei 7/Ansei 1), 12th month