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Spread Eighteen 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.r
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A horizontally oriented book open to a two-page spread features multiple vertical columns of black ink calligraphy on cream paper. Fluid, loopy characters streak down the pages in undulating lines of varying thickness, the ink occasionally fading. Longer rows of script dominate the upper half, while shorter columns of smaller characters sit near the bottom. On the right, the stacked edges of numerous pages are visible, revealing the volume's substantial depth.

Spread Eighteen 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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