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Enjoying the Cool Evening Breeze on and under the Bridge

Kitagawa Utamaro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A group of seven people on a bridge. Two adults stand on the right side of the bridge, looking to their right. A child sits on one adult's hip. Two children sit on the right side of the bridge railing. Four adults stand on the left side. Three of them wear head coverings. One adult on the left holds a parasol over herself and another person. A fan is held by a person in the middle. All wear traditional Japanese clothing. The bridge railing runs horizontally across the image. The background is beige.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1800
Medium
Two sheets of a hexaptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 426 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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