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Spread Nine from Volume Six 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 1976.150.6.i
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Location
Not on view
Print
This open woodblock-printed book features two cream-toned pages with columns of vertical black ink. The flowing cursive characters streak down the aged paper in rhythmic, gestural lines, with ink occasionally thinning. A vertical crease marks the center fold. Along the bottom, rows of smaller text sit beneath the main passages. The warm paper shows signs of age, creating a soft background for the script that ripples down each page with movement.

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

1857

Utagawa Hiroshige

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

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