two men seated in tatami room; older man, wide stance, wearing large black robe and tall headdress sits on a carpet; in front, a younger man with pink robe kneels, offering a plum branch with a bird; clouds at top and LR with inscription

The Syllable U: A Gift of an Artifical Plum Branch and Pheasant, c. 1770-1773

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Number 24 in the series, which follows the iroha-system.

Details
Title
The Syllable U: A Gift of an Artifical Plum Branch and Pheasant
Artist Life
1726 - 1793
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2013.29.1034
Catalogue Raisonne
Clark et al., The Actor's Image (1994), #246
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two men seated in tatami room; older man, wide stance, wearing large black robe and tall headdress sits on a carpet; in front, a younger man with pink robe kneels, offering a plum branch with a bird; clouds at top and LR with inscription