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Spread Fourteen 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.n
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A woodblock-printed book spread features two pages of black ink calligraphy on cream-colored paper. Dense, fluid columns of interconnected characters flow vertically across the upper two-thirds of both pages. Below, shorter, widely spaced columns of text form a horizontal row across the bottom. The matte paper has uneven, yellowed edges and minor wear. A vertical crease separates the two rectangular pages.

Spread Fourteen 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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