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Spread Eleven 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.k
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Location
Not on view
Print
A woodblock-printed book of ink and paper rests open to two pages. Vertical columns of fluid black calligraphy cover the cream-colored paper. On both our left and right, dense, slender lines of script fill the upper sections, while larger, more widely spaced characters occupy the bottom. A center vertical seam marks the spine. The textured paper displays subtle yellowing along the outer edges and a few dark specks.

Spread Eleven 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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