Boating Parties under the Ryōgoku Bridge, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1785, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Each sheet: 15 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (38.7 x 26 cm), Prints, Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815), Avoiding the hot summer sun by escaping into the shade, boats anchor under Ryōgoku Bridge on the Sumida River, the most popular spot in Edo to cool off. This famous site is clearly identified by actual landscape elements, such as the upper crossbars of the gate of the famous Mimeguri shrine on the shores of the Mukōjima district, seen in the background through the trusswork of the bridge
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Boating Parties under, Ryōgoku Bridge, Edo period, 1615–1868, ca, 1785, Japan, Triptych, polychrome woodblock prints, ink, color, paper, sheet, 15 1/4 x 10 1/4, 38.7 26 cm, Prints, Torii Kiyonaga, Japanese, 1752–1815, Avoiding, hot summer sun, escaping, shade, boats anchor, under, Ryōgoku, Bridge, Sumida River, popular spot, Edo, cool off, famous site, identified, actual landscape, elements, upper crossbars, gate Mimeguri, shrine, shores, Mukōjima district, background, trusswork, bridge
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