Picture Album of People with Kyōka (Light Verse) (Kyōka shiki jinbutsu) 狂歌四季人物

Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 Japanese

Tenmei rōjin Jingorō Takumi 天明老人尽語楼内匠 Japanese

1855 (Ansei 2)

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狂歌四季人物
Title: Picture Album of People with Kyōka (Light Verse) (Kyōka shiki jinbutsu) 狂歌四季人物
Artist: Utagawa Hiroshige 歌川広重 (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797–1858 Tokyo (Edo))
Artist: Tenmei rōjin Jingorō Takumi 天明老人尽語楼内匠 (Japanese, 1781–1861)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 1855 (Ansei 2)
Culture: Japan
Medium: Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: 9 1/16 × 6 5/16 in. (23 × 16 cm)
Classification: Illustrated Books
Credit Line: Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, 2013
Object Number: 2013.694
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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