Cooling Off at Ryōgoku Bridge in Edo, a Pentaptych (Edo Ryôgoku suzumi no zu, gomai tsuzuki)
The image depicts a large, multi-panel artwork showing a busy scene at a bridge. The bridge is wide and arched, with many pillars underneath it. It spans across a body of water with boats on it. People are walking on the bridge and on the land on either side. The people are dressed in traditional Japanese clothing. Some are wearing kimonos. There are several boats on the water, including ones with pointed ends and flat bottoms. The background shows a line of trees on the horizon and an orange sky. The entire image is made up of five connected panels. The artwork is a pentaptych.
Artwork details
- Dimensions:
- 900 × 260 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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