Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806)

Kitagawa Utamaro

People crowding the Ryōgoku Bridge over the Sumida River and those aboard party boats below enjoy summer fireworks. Among a group gathered on the riverbank a little boy stands holding his caged pet cricket in one hand, and a young woman’s hand in the other. At left, a boy with a lantern advertising the name of the restaurant for which he works, “Ōnoshi,” guides two women away.

<i>Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation - January-July 2017</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (January 9-July 10, 2017).

Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation - January-July 2017

<em>Japanese Woodblock Prints: Themes and Techniques</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art Education Department, Cleveland, OH (1980).

A horizontally oriented woodblock print triptych depicts nine figures with light skin tones on a riverbank at night. To the left, a massive wooden bridge spans a dark river dotted with boats. In the foreground, women in patterned kimonos stroll; one child holds a lantern while another grasps a woman's hand. On the far right, a woman sits on a bench. Thin streaks indicate fireworks rising into the sky. Japanese calligraphy columns appear throughout.

(Walpole Galleries, New York, NY, January 20, 1921 sale, lot 115)

Fanny Tewksbury King [1867–1949], Cleveland, OH, sold by her estate to the Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Enjoying the Evening Cool Along the Sumida River

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿

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