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Catching Fireflies by the Sumida River (Sumida no hotarugari): Actors Ichikawa Kodanji IV, Bandô Takesaburô I, Ôtani Tomomatsu I, Iwai Kumesaburô III (R), Suketakaya Takasuke III, Ichikawa Danjûrô VIII, Onoe Kikujirô II (C), Bandô Shûka I, Arashi Rikan III, and Arashi Rikaku II (L)
Artist Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864),
Publisher Tsujiokaya Bunsuke (Kinshôdô) (Japanese)
1853 (Kaei 6), 3rd month