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Spread Sixteen 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.p
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A horizontally oriented book spread features fluid, frenetic strands of black ink brushed vertically across two cream-colored pages. Cursive calligraphy flows in dense columns, with strokes that splay and thin into grayed remnants. A vertical line of binding holes bisects the matte, textured paper. Below, smaller characters settle into organized rows. Occasional brown spots mark the aged surface, preserving the ink's movement against the surrounding cream paper.

Spread Sixteen 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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