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Spread Fourteen 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.n
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Location
Not on view
Print
An open woodblock-printed book displays two yellowed pages covered in vertical columns of black ink calligraphy. Loopy characters dance down the page in undulating lines, some strokes fading into thin, wispy streaks. Denser ink marks the start of each passage, creating movement across the cream paper. Smaller, delicate characters are scattered at the bottom. A vertical fold splits the spread, revealing the aged paper's worn edges and fibrous texture.

Spread Fourteen 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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