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Spread Twenty-One 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.u
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
A woodblock-printed book spread features two cream-colored pages covered in vertical columns of black-inked calligraphy. The flowing, cursive characters streak down the pages, ink occasionally fading out. Dense rows of text occupy the upper portions, while shorter columns align along the bottom edge. The aged paper exhibits a warm tone with subtle staining. A thin blue binding strip appears on the far left, bordering the rhythmic, loopy script.

Spread Twenty-One 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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