/internal/media/dispatcher/1078483/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailThe Syllable Nu: Crossing Tatsuta, from the series Tales of Ise in Fashionable Brocade Prints (Fūryū nishiki-e Ise monogatari)about 1770–73 (Meiwa 7–An'ei 2)Katsukawa ShunshōVertical koban (half aiban); 22.5 x 15.5 cm (8 7/8 x 6 1/8 in.)Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection11.197940No. 10 in the series of 48, illustrating episode 23, part 2, of Tales of Ise.
MFA impressions: 11.19794, 21.4365
The series was apparently published in the form of two orihon albums, the first volume (24 designs on 12 aiban sheets) in about 1770, the second volume in about 1772-73. The complete set, in two volumes: 2006.1795.1-2Prints22.500000000022651801