Artwork Page for Spread One from Volume Two of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka)

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Spread One from Volume Two 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 1976.150.2.a
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A horizontally oriented spread from an open book features off-white paper with worn, yellowed edges. On the left page, several vertical columns of black Japanese characters appear in varying sizes. Small, faded red markings and pencil numbers sit in the upper left corner. The right page remains blank, displaying the texture of the aged paper and soft horizontal creases that run across the entire spread.

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

1857

Utagawa Hiroshige

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

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