Nakamura Nakasuke as Neko Ikkaku and Nakamura Shigaku as the courtesan Funamushi (right), Nakamura Sōjūrō as Inumura Kakutarō (center) and Jitsukawa Enjaku I as Inugai Genpachi (left) from the play Courtesans as Eight Flower Blossoms (Keisai hana no yatsubusa)

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