A heptaptych (seven-panel print ) made up of seven Japanese wood block prints by famed artist Toyohara Kunichika (1835–1900). The complete set is Titled “Seven Poems for Good Fortune at Sunrise on New Year's Day in the Modern World”. Subject: A heptaptych (seven-panel print) showing famous actors celebrating New Year's by attaching poems to snow-dusted plum branches. Context: A celebration of modern actors (including Shikan IV, Otani Tomoemon V, Kawarasaki Gonjuro I, etc.) in contemporary festive attire. Year of production: First year of Keio (1865) SIGNED: Kunichika hitsu 国周筆 MARKS: Censor's seal: Ox 12 aratame No blockcutter's mark 改印：丑十二改 彫師：なし DIMENSIONS: 14 × 9 1/2 in. Actors are tying poems signed with their poetry names to snow-covered branches of red plum. REFERENCE: The MFA Boston has five of the seven sheets of this series in their collection. The seven sheets fit together as a heptaptych, probably in the following order, from right to left: Sheet 1: Waseda db 007-0778, Ichimura Kakitsu IV Sheet 2: 11.40609, Ôtani Tomoemon V Sheet 3: Waseda db 007-0761, Kawarazaki Gonjûrô I Sheet 4: 11.40610, Nakamura Shikan IV Sheet 5: 11.40611, Bandô Hikosaburô V Sheet 6: 11.40536, Sawamura Tanosuke III Sheet 7: 11.40612, Ichikawa Kuzô III