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Spread Thirteen from Volume One of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka)

狂歌やまと人物

1857

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: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Kelvin Smith 1976.150.1.m
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Location
Not on view
Print
A woodblock print of an open book features two pages of aged paper filled with fluid Japanese calligraphy. Multiple columns of loopy, black-inked characters flow vertically down each page, occasionally streaking. At the base, shorter columns of larger, rounded characters are staggered. The paper's matte texture shows slight discoloration at the edges, and the blue-covered spine of the bound volume is visible on our right.

Spread Thirteen from Volume One of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka)

1857

Utagawa Hiroshige

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

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