Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VII during New Year, Hiroshige (I) , Utagawa, 1820
A man kneels to a large rolled-out letter. In the background New Year's decorations, including a large round rice cake (kagamimochi). The emblem on his shoulders shows the man as actor Ichikawa Danjûrô VII (1791-1859), depicted here during the New Year's performance. In blindfold, the rice cake shows the figures for the long months of the new year. With two poems.
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