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Top row:
Print 17 (leftmost): Character depicted: Chobei (長兵衛), possibly from the play Kiwametsuki Banzui Chobei ("The Renowned Banzui Chobei"). Sponsor: Masada Fukumatsu (政田富久松).
Print 18 (centre-left): Character depicted: the courtesan Yatsuhashi (八ツ橋), possibly from the play Kagotsurube Sato no Eizame. Sponsor: Yamamoto Ringyu (山本燐牛).
Print 19 (centre-right): Character depicted: the courtesan Koharu (小春), possibly from the kabuki play Shinju Ten no Amijima ("The Love Suicides at Amijima"). Sponsor: Masada Fukumatsu (政田富久松).
Print 20 (rightmost): Character depicted: Jirozaemon (次郎左衛門), probably from the play Kago Tsurube Sato no Eizame. Sponsor: Masada Fukumatsu (政田富久松).
Bottom row:
Print 21 (leftmost): Character depicted: the warrior Tametomo (為朝), from an unknown play (there were several kabuki plays around at the time featuring this character). Sponsor: Hasegawa (長谷川).
Print 22 (centre-left): Character depicted: Ume-no-Yoshibe (梅の由兵エ), from either the play Suda no Haru Geisha Katagi or Yoshibe. Sponsor: Nagae Jutaro (永江寿太郎).
Print 23 (centre-right): Character depicted: Yoshibe's wife Ko-ume (小梅), from the play Suda no Haru Geisha Katagi. Sponsor: Shimizu Hisashi (清水尚士).
Print 24 (rightmost): Character depicted: Kiyoha (鬼夜刃)? From an unknown play. Sponsor: Hasegawa (長谷川).