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A fireman was a unusual role for Ichimura Uzaemon XV (1874-1945). The tattoos and the cotton towel headband show the low-class status of firemen. In the play Megumi no kenka Tatsugorô was humiliated in a fight with a sumô wrestler. Series: Showa butai sugata (Figures of the Showa Stage) Signature: Artist’s Signature and Seal Printer: Miyake Kōshodō Date: Showa 30, 1955 Original Japanese Woodblock Print, Size: Ôban