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Women Enjoying the Evening Cool Near Ryogoku Bridge

c. mid 1790s

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿

(Japanese, c. 1754–1806)
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Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
color woodblock print
Measurements
Sheet: 37.4 x 25.3 cm (14 3/4 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Fanny Tewksbury King Collection 1956.753.a
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Description

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.
A woodblock print depicts three figures standing before a river. On the left, a girl carries a paper lantern. Beside her, two women wear kimonos with intricate floral and geometric patterns. One looks right while the other touches her face. Behind them, a bridge crowded with people spans a dark river filled with lantern-lit boats. Calligraphy appears on the right. The figures have black hair and pale skin against the muted, textured paper.

Women Enjoying the Evening Cool Near Ryogoku Bridge

c. mid 1790s

Kitagawa Utamaro

(Japanese, c. 1754–1806)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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