/internal/media/dispatcher/954807/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailThe Syllable Tsu: New Year Visit to a Hermitage in Ono, 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 15.8 cm (8 7/8 x 6 1/4 in.)Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection21.43040No. 19 in the series of 48, illustrating episode 83 of Tales of Ise.
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: 2006.1795.1-2Prints22.500000000023198101