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Net Fishing at Night on the Sumida River
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Net Fishing at Night on the Sumida River

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806), artist · c. 1800 · One of a triptych of color woodblock prints

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Pleasure-boating in the evening on the Sumida River to escape the summer’s heat was about as popular as viewing cherry blossoms in spring for Edo townspeople. The river also led the way to the Yoshiwara, the licensed brothel district. A boating party with courtesans and gentlemen jostles up next to afishing boat. Utamaro enjoyed portraying a scene through the design of a fishing or mosquito net. The different colors of the net suggest these impressions may be from two different series.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineNet Fishing at Night on the Sumida River, c. 1800. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806). One of a triptych of color woodblock prints; sheet: 38.6 x 25.4 cm (15 3/16 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1116.a
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