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Ridgepole-Raising Ceremony for the Three Theaters (Sanro jôtô no shiki): Actors Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I (R), Nakamura Shikan IV (C), and Sawamura Tanosuke III (L)
Artist Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864),
Publisher Daikokuya Heikichi (Japanese),
Blockcutter Yokokawa Takejirô (Hori Take)
1860 (Ansei 7/Man'en 1), 9th month