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Maker(s):Kitagawa Utamaro I
Culture:Japanese (1753-1806)
Title:Okawa Bata Yuryo [Enjoying the Evening Cool on the Banks of Sumida River] (left section)
Date Made:ca. 1795-1796 (Kansei 7-8)
Type:Print
Materials:Woodblock print (woodcut); nishiki-e, ink and colors on paper
Place Made:Asia; Japan
Measurements:Housing: 24 in x 20 in; 61 cm x 50.8 cm; Sheet/Image: 10 1/8 in x 14 7/8 in; 25.7 cm x 37.8 cm
Narrative Inscription:  SIGNATURE: recto, lwr. r.: [Japanese character, Utamaro hitsu]; SEAL: recto, lwr. r.: [Japanese character, To].
Accession Number:  MH 1973.436a.Q.RII
Credit Line:Gift of Mrs. Louis C. Black
Museum Collection:  Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Left section of a triptych: two women walking and talking to each other with a child holding a lantern walking in the front and looking back at them. A bridge and boats in the background. Fireworks display held annually to celebrate the kawabiraki in late July at the Ryogoku. Publisher is Yamaguchiya Chuemon (Chuseke).

Tags:
festivals; summer

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