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Spread Nine from Volume Seven 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 1976.150.7.i
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Location
Not on view
Print
An open woodblock-printed book reveals two vertical pages of light tan paper filled with black Japanese calligraphy. On the right, long columns of loopy characters streak down the page. The left page features shorter poetic blocks staggered above small names near the bottom. Staining marks the central fold of the aged paper, where delicate ink lines vary in thickness, creating a rhythmic movement across the entire spread.

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

1857

Utagawa Hiroshige

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

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