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Spread Fifteen 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.o
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A book spread features vertical rows of black-inked Japanese calligraphy on two cream-colored pages. Fluid cursive script densely covers the right page. On the left, similar script sits above several shorter columns of smaller characters at the bottom. The volume's stacked binding is visible on the far right.

Spread Fifteen 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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