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Backstage at a Newly Opened Theater (Odori keiyô nikai-iri no zu): Actors Nakamura Daikichi III, Morita Kan'ya XI, Nakamura Kôzô I, Asao Yoroku II, Kataoka Gadô II (R); Onoe Kikugorô IV, Seki Sanjûrô III, Nakamura Kantarô I, Ichimura Uzaemon XIII, Bandô Takesaburô I, Kataoka Gatô II (?), Arashi Koroku V (C); Ichikawa Kodanji IV, Ichikawa Dannosuke V, Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I, Iwai Kumesaburô III (L)
Artist Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864),
Publisher Izumiya Ichibei (Kansendô) (Japanese)
1856 (Ansei 3), 2nd month