The Syllable U for Birds of Sorrow (Utо̄): Actors Nakamura Fukusuke I as Yasukata and Iwai Kumesaburо̄ III as Nishikigi, Utagawa Kunisada; Publisher: Yamaguchiya Tōbei

Title: The Syllable U for Birds of Sorrow (Utо̄): Actors Nakamura Fukusuke I as Yasukata and Iwai Kumesaburо̄ III as Nishikigi
Dated: 6th lunar month 1856
Artist: Utagawa Kunisada; Publisher: Yamaguchiya Tōbei
Nationality: Japanese
Artist Life: 1786 - 1865
Role: Artist
Gallery: Not on View
Department: Asian Art
Dimension: 14 × 9 3/16 in. (35.56 × 23.34 cm) (sheet, vertical ōban)
Credit: Gift of Sue Y.S. Kimm and Seymour Grufferman
Accession Number: 2019.78.421
Medium: Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Country: Japan
Century: 19th century
Rights: Public Domain
Classification: Prints
Object Name: Print (ukiyo-e / yakusha-e)
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Portfolio: From Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary (Kiyogaki nanatsu iroha 清書七伊呂波)
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The Syllable U for Birds of Sorrow (Utо̄): Actors Nakamura Fukusuke I as Yasukata and Iwai Kumesaburо̄ III as Nishikigi, 6th lunar month 1856