Japan: The actor Ichikawa Uzaemon II in the role of a water vendor. Ukiyo-e woodblock print from the series 'Haiyū Mitate Natsu Shōbai (Actor Parodies of Merchants in Summer)' by Utagawa Kunisada (1786 - 12 January 1865), c. 1830. Utagawa Kunisada, also known as Utagawa Toyokuni III, was the most popular, prolific and financially successful designer of ukiyo-e woodblock prints in 19th-century Japan. In his own time, his reputation far exceeded that of his contemporaries, Hokusai, Hiroshige and Kuniyoshi.

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