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Spread Twelve from Volume Three 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 1976.150.3.l
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A woodblock-printed book spread features two cream-colored pages filled with vertical columns of black-inked calligraphy. Loopy, fluid script streaks down the upper pages in dense rows, while shorter, staggered columns of characters sit below. The undulating lines vary in weight across the soft, matte paper, with ink occasionally fading in thinner strokes. A vertical crease marks the center where the pages join, with the script flowing rhythmically across the layout.

Spread Twelve from Volume Three of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka)

1857

Utagawa Hiroshige

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

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