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Spread Six from Volume Five 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 1976.150.5.f
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Location
Not on view
Print
A woodblock-printed book spread in ink and color depicts light-skinned figures on cream paper. On our left, a man in a blue coat and conical hat poles a wooden raft across wavy water lines. On our right, two men walk leftward; the foremost wears a light blue robe and wide hat, followed by another in brown. Vertical columns of Japanese calligraphy surround the scenes, each page bordered by a thin black line.

Spread Six from Volume Five of People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka)

1857

Utagawa Hiroshige

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

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