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Spread Nineteen 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.s
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
Black ink brushed on aged, textured paper features an open two-page spread bisected by a central fold. Vertical columns of fluid, black cursive Japanese characters are inked across the surface, showing delicate streaks and varying thicknesses. Shorter columns sit near the bottom edge above small red markings in the corners. The saturated ink contrasts with the tan paper, preserving the elegant, rhythmic flow of the woodblock-printed script across the composition.

Spread Nineteen 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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