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Enjoying the Evening Cool at Nakasu

Torii Kiyonaga

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A traditional Japanese woodblock print. Three women dressed in kimonos. A woman on the left standing wearing a brown kimono with a green obi. The woman on the right sitting cross-legged on the floor with her hair styled up and wearing a striped kimono. A woman sitting cross-legged on the floor her hair styled up and wearing a white kimono with red lining and a patterned obi. A black item of clothing on the floor. A lantern hanging. A beige background. Japanese characters on the right and top right of the image.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1782–83
Medium:
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture:
Japan
Dimensions:
451 × 625 px
Museum record:
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