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Taking Shelter from the Rain in a Sudden Shower (Yûdachi ameyadori no zu): Actors Arashi Kichisaburô III as Wakatô Hatsuemon, Onoe Baikô IV as Yokogushi no Otomi, Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII as Mukôkizu no Yosa (R), Arashi Rikan III as Monkey Trainer (Sarumawashi) Oasa, Nakamura Fukusuke I as Geisha Komakichi, Bandô Takesaburô I as Izutsuya Denbei (C), Bandô Shûka I as Yoshida Matsuwaka, Ichikawa Kodanji IV as a Thunder God (Kaminari), and Iwai Kumesaburô III as Jijo Okaru (L)
Artist Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864),
Publisher Tsujiya Yasubei (Japanese),
Blockcutter Tsuge Shôjirô (Hori Shôji) (Japanese)
1854 (Kaei 7/Ansei 1), 5th month