/internal/media/dispatcher/1115721/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailThe Syllable Mu for Purple Hood (Murasaki zukin): Actor Sawamura Chôjûrô I as Ume no Yoshibei, with Bandô Shûka I, from the series Seven Calligraphic Models for Each Character in the Kana Syllabary (Seisho nanatsu iroha)1856 (Ansei 3), 6th monthUtagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III)Daikokuya HeikichiVertical ôban; 36.4 × 23.9 cm (14 5/16 × 9 7/16 in.)Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paperWilliam Sturgis Bigelow Collection11.35399.230Album: 11.35399.1-47Prints53413201