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大川端の夕涼
Enjoying the Evening Cool on the Banks of the Sumida River
大川端の夕涼
Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815)
Japanese
Edo period
about 1784 (Tenmei 4)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Vertical ôban; 37.5 x 25.8 cm (14 3/4 x 10 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession Number21.5488
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Chiba Museum, Torii Kiyonaga (2007), list #15, pl. 110; Ukiyo-e shûka 2 (1985), list #21; Ukiyo-e shûka 5 (1980), pls. 6-7; Hirano, Kiyonaga (1939), #642, pl. LXVI
DescriptionLeft sheet of incomplete diptych.
MFA impressions: 11.13901 (right sheet), 21.5481 (right sheet), 21.5488 (left sheet)
MFA impressions: 11.13901 (right sheet), 21.5481 (right sheet), 21.5488 (left sheet)
Signed
Kiyonaga ga
清長画
清長画
ProvenanceAugust 1919, purchased by William S. and John T. Spaulding from Frederick W. Gookin; December 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the Museum.