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Enjoying the Evening Cool under a Gourd Trellis

Utagawa Toyohiro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Yellow-beige background with a vertical brown pole on the left side. A vine with green leaves extends from the upper right corner over the men. Two men sitting on a rug on the ground, looking at each other. The man on the left has black hair and wears a white cloth wrapped around his lower body and a brown cloth around his waist. The man on the right has black hair pulled back, is kneeling, and wears a white robe with a blue design. There is a brown bottle and small bowl next to the men. The image has a border with a beige background and a pattern of thin stripes in shades of brown, blue, and white.

Artwork Details

Date
early 19th century
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
273 × 623 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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