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Spread Fourteen 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.n
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
This open spread of an aged, off-white book features numerous vertical columns of black-inked cursive script. On the right, long rows of swirling, loopy characters are punctuated by smaller clusters at the bottom. The left page displays two distinct sections of similar handwriting. Small red marks accent several columns, and the black ink varies from solid to thin, occasionally streaking. On the far right, the layered edges of the bound pages are visible.

Spread Fourteen 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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