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Enjoying the Cool Evening Breeze on and under the Bridge

Kitagawa Utamaro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A group of women in traditional Japanese clothing on and in boats under a bridge. Two boats with women are visible. A woman in a black dress and headband is standing in one boat. A woman in an orange dress and green undergarment stands in the center on a wooden platform. Three women sit in the boat on the left; one holds a parasol. A tiled roof is on the right. Three women are on the bridge. A body of water and a distant shoreline are in the background.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1800
Medium
Three sheets of a hexaptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 291 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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