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People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka)

1857

Utagawa Hiroshige

(Japanese, 1797–1858)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
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.)
Gift of Kelvin Smith 1976.150
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

This seven-volume set of illustrated books contains humorous poems about a variety of professions set around paired designs of people plying their trades.
  • ?–1976
    Kelvin Smith [1899–1984], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1976–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1976.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 64, no. 2 (February 1977): 39–78. Mentioned: cat. no. 135, p. 78 www.jstor.org
  • Year in Review, 1976. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 1-March 6, 1977).
  • {{cite web|title=People of Japan in Light Verse (Kyōka)|url=false|author=Utagawa Hiroshige|year=1857|access-date=20 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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