Enjoying the Evening Cool Along the Sumida River (c. 1797–98): Art, History and Details

Enjoying the Evening Cool Along the Sumida River (c. 1797–98) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

People crowding the Ryōgoku Bridge over the Sumida River and those aboard party boats below enjoy summer fireworks. Among a group gathered on the riverbank a little boy stands holding his caged pet cricket in one hand, and a young woman’s hand in the other. At left, a boy with a lantern advertising the name of the restaurant for which he works, “Ōnoshi,” guides two women away.

Object facts

• Title: Enjoying the Evening Cool Along the Sumida River
• Date: c. 1797–98
• Creator attribution: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806)
• Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
• Type: Print
• Technique: Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
• Dimensions: Overall: 37.5 x 25.3 cm (14 3/4 x 9 15/16 in.)
• Collection: Japanese Art
• Department: Japanese Art
• Accession number: 1956.753

Collection credit

The Fanny Tewksbury King Collection

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