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Woodblock print, oban yoko-e. From left to right: the actors Otani Tomoemon as Kyo-ya Mansuke, Bando Takesaburo as Hayase Geniro in the water, Asao Kunigoro as the servant Wansuke being pitched into the river from a bridge by Arashi Rikan as Hangyoko Koemon.
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