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Enjoying the Evening Cool Along the Sumida River
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Enjoying the Evening Cool Along the Sumida River

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806), artist · c. 1797–98 · Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper

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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.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineEnjoying the Evening Cool Along the Sumida River, c. 1797–98. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806). 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 Cleveland Museum of Art, The Fanny Tewksbury King Collection, 1956.753
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