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Spread Nineteen 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.s
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
An open book spread features vertical columns of fluid, cursive black ink calligraphy on cream paper. Loopy characters undulate down the pages from right to left, occasionally fading into the grain. Along the bottom edge, shorter columns of text are staggered in rows. Tiny binding holes and dark spots mark the central crease, while the rhythmic, cascading script creates a sense of movement across the aged woodblock print.

Spread Nineteen 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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