
Minneapolis Institute of Art
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
- Date
- 6th lunar month 1856
- Medium
- Woodblock print (nishiki-e), ink and color on paper
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Japan, Asia Dimensions: 14 × 9 3/16 in. (35.56 × 23.34 cm) (sheet, vertical ōban)
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