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People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka) by Utagawa Hiroshige — VisualArtsDB

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People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka)

People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka)

People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka)

Utagawa Hiroshige

1857

Medium: Set of seven woodblock-printed books; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Book: 23.5 x 16.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.)
Genre: Bound volume
Museum: Cleveland Museum of Art

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Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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This seven-volume set of illustrated books contains humorous poems about a variety of professions set around paired designs of people plying their trades.

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