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Spread Two from Verses for Winter and Spring

冬春之句書

1850

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川 広重

(Japanese, 1797–1858)
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Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Measurements
Book: 23.8 x 15.9 cm (9 3/8 x 6 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Kelvin Smith 1976.149.b
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A woodblock book spread features two pages of vertical black calligraphy on cream paper. The characters vary in density, flowing in loose, loopy lines down the textured surface. A translucent blue wash creates a wide horizontal band across the bottom third of both pages. Small red stamps punctuate the lower edges. Subtle vertical lines and soft creases mark the aged paper, adding texture to the rhythmic composition.

Spread Two from Verses for Winter and Spring

1850

Utagawa Hiroshige

(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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