Actor Matsumoto Kōshirō V as a samurai at an open-air tea house, holding a pipe with his smoking kit at his side. Colour woodcut by Toyokuni, ca. 1815.

Actor Bandō Mitsugorō III as a boatman punting on a snowy night. Colour woodcut by Toyokuni, ca. 1812.

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