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Spread Eighteen 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.q
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Location
Not on view
Print
An open woodblock-printed book features two pages of black-inked Japanese calligraphy on light tan paper. Fluid, connected script flows down in numerous vertical columns, with brushstrokes varying from thin and wispy to thick and dark. Below these columns, short blocks of characters are neatly arranged in a horizontal row. A small fold in the upper left corner adds a subtle physical detail to the traditional, rhythmic composition.

Spread Eighteen 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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