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Spread Ten from Volume Four 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 1976.150.4.j
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Location
Not on view
Print
An open woodblock-printed book reveals vertical columns of black ink calligraphy on aged cream paper. Loopy, interconnected characters streak down the upper sections, their fluid lines creating an undulating movement across the spread. Beneath this flow, shorter, structured columns of text sit spaced evenly along the bottom edge. Small dark spots at the central binding punctuate the rhythmic, sometimes fading ink, which shifts from deep black to faint charcoal across the two-page layout.

Spread Ten from Volume Four of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka)

1857

Utagawa Hiroshige

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

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