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Enjoying the Evening Cool Along the Sumida River

c. 1797–98

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿

(Japanese, c. 1754–1806)
Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Overall: 37.5 x 25.3 cm (14 3/4 x 9 15/16 in.)
The Fanny Tewksbury King Collection 1956.753
Location: not on view
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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.
Enjoying the Evening Cool Along the Sumida River

Enjoying the Evening Cool Along the Sumida River

c. 1797–98

Kitagawa Utamaro

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

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