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Spread Four 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.d
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
An open woodblock book features two cream pages with a horizontal band of muted blue ink along the bottom. Black calligraphy streaks down in staggered vertical columns; text on the right is densely packed, while the left displays sparse, loopy characters. Within the blue band on the right, rows of small script are precisely aligned. The undulating black letters create fluid movement across the composition, contrasting with the structured blue field below.

Spread Four from Verses for Winter and Spring

1850

Utagawa Hiroshige

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

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