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Imitating Puppets (Ningyô no manei): Actors Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I as Ebizako no Jû (R), Onoe Kikugorô IV as Ômiya Kakae Kofuji (C), Seki Sanjûrô III as Iyami Kinchô and Bandô Hikosaburô V as Iyami Kintarô (L)
Artist Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864),
Publisher Hayashiya Shôgorô (Japanese),
Blockcutter Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
1856 (Ansei 3), 3rd month