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Enjoying the Evening Cool at Shijō in Kyoto, from the series One Hundred Famous Views in the Various Provinces (Shokoku meisho hyakkei)

Utagawa Hiroshige II

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A traditional Japanese woodblock print depicting people outdoors by a river. The scene shows a group of people sitting on green platforms at the river's edge. The people wear traditional Japanese clothing. A large crowd is on the opposite bank. The river is blue and there are several paper lanterns along the far bank. In the background, there are buildings and a mountain range under a gray sky. The print has a beige border. There are Japanese characters in black ink on the left side and in the top-right corner.

Artwork Details

Date
1859, eighth month
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
425 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
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