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

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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Famous Products of the Kinryuzan Temple at Asakusa (Asakausa Kinryuzan meibutsu), section of a sheet from the series "Cutouts of Famous Places in Edo (Harimaze Koto meisho)"

Famous Products of the Kinryuzan Temple at Asakusa (Asakausa Kinryuzan meibutsu), section of a sheet from the series "Cutouts of Famous Places in Edo (Harimaze Koto meisho)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

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Utagawa Hiroshige, 1797

Nihon Bridge and Edo Bridge (Nihonbashi, Edobashi), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Nihon Bridge and Edo Bridge (Nihonbashi, Edobashi), from the series "One Hundred Famous Views of Edo (Meisho Edo hyakkei)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Nagato Province: Shimonoseki (Nagato, Shimonoseki), from the series "Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue)"

Nagato Province: Shimonoseki (Nagato, Shimonoseki), from the series "Famous Places in the Sixty-odd Provinces (Rokujuyoshu meisho zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1856

Ichimanmaru (Soga no Juro) and Hakoomaru (Soga no Goro) with their mother, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari zue)"

Ichimanmaru (Soga no Juro) and Hakoomaru (Soga no Goro) with their mother, from the series "Illustrated Tale of the Soga Brothers (Soga monogatari zue)"

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1838

Futagawa, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Figure Tokaido (Jinbutsu Tokaido)

Futagawa, from the series "Fifty-three Stations [of the Tokaido] (Gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Figure Tokaido (Jinbutsu Tokaido)

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1852

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Utagawa Hiroshige, 1824

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

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Utagawa Hiroshige, 1857

Fujieda—No. 23, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Reisho Tokaido

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Shinagawa: Teahouses at Samegafuchi (Shinagawa, Samegafuchi no chaya)—No. 2, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Reisho Tokaido

Shinagawa: Teahouses at Samegafuchi (Shinagawa, Samegafuchi no chaya)—No. 2, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Reisho Tokaido

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1842

The Parting Depth of the Three-pronged River at Nakasu (Nakasu Mitsumata Wakarenofuchi), section of a sheet from the series "Cutout Pictures of Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho harimaze zue)"

The Parting Depth of the Three-pronged River at Nakasu (Nakasu Mitsumata Wakarenofuchi), section of a sheet from the series "Cutout Pictures of Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho harimaze zue)"

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