People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka)

1857

Utagawa Hiroshige

Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858)

Japanese Art

People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka), 1857. Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858). Set of seven woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper; book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith 1976.150

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige
Classification: Bound Volume
Formatted Medium: Set of seven woodblock printed books; ink and color on paper
Medium: set, woodblock, printed, books, ink, color, paper
Dimensions: Book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.)
Departments: Japanese Art
Accession Number: 1976.150
Credit Line: Gift of Kelvin Smith
Exhibitions: Year in Review, 1976, Cleveland Museum of Art, 1977: Year in Review 1976.
Rights Statement: CC0

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