Enjoying the Evening Cool on the Banks of the Sumida River

Creator Name

Torii Kiyonaga

Cultural Context

Japan

Date

ca. 1784

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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Title

Enjoying the Evening Cool on the Banks of the Sumida River

Creator

Torii Kiyonaga, Japanese, 1752–1815, Artist

Worktype

Prints

Cultural Context

Japan

Material

Diptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper

Dimensions

A: H. 15 in. (38.1 cm); W. 10 in. (25.4 cm) B: H. 14 5/8 in. (37.1 cm); W. 9 15/16 in. (25.2 cm)

Technique

Language

Date

ca. 1784

Provenance

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929

Style Period

Edo period (1615–1868)

Rights

Public Domain

Inscription

Location

Source

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Subjects

Fans; Women; Rivers

Topic

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Torii Kiyonaga, Enjoying the Evening Cool on the Banks of the Sumida River, ca. 1784, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.

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