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Comparisons of Men of Gold in a Castle of Flowers (Mitate hana yagura kogane no otoko kurabe): Actors Bandô Hikosaburô V, Ichimura Kakitsu IV, Sawamura Tanosuke III, Nakamura Fukusuke II, and Sawamura Tosshô II (right side) as Five Valiant Police Officiers (Eimei torite gonin no tsuwamono) and Nakamura Shikan IV, Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I, Iwai Shijaku II, Ichikawa Danzô VI, and Bandô Mitsugorô VI (left side) as Five Sharp Blades of the Shiratsuka Gang (Shiratsuka gumi gonin no wazamono)
Artist Utagawa Yoshiiku (Japanese, 1833–1904),
Publisher Ôtaya Takichi (Hori Takichi) (Japanese)
1864 (Bunkyû 4/Genji 1), 9th month