id:			134285
accession number:	1956.753
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1956.753
updated:		2025-04-08 11:06:59.750000

Enjoying the Evening Cool Along the Sumida River, c. 1797–98. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806). Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper; overall: 37.5 x 25.3 cm (14 3/4 x 9 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Fanny Tewksbury King Collection, 1956.753

title:				Enjoying the Evening Cool Along the Sumida River
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creation date:			c. 1797–98
creation date earliest:		1797
creation date latest:		1798
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creditline:			The Fanny Tewksbury King Collection
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culture:	Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
technique:	Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Print
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CREATORS

* Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 37.5 x 25.3 cm (14 3/4 x 9 15/16 in.)
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	inscription:	Artist's signature: Utamaro hitsu
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	inscription:	Publisher: Yamguachiya Chūsuke (emblem)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation - January-July 2017
	opening date:   2017-01-09T05:00:00
	<i>Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation - January-July 2017</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (January 9-July 10, 2017).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>Japanese Woodblock Prints: Themes and Techniques</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art Education Department, Cleveland, OH (1980).', 'opening_date': '1980-01-01T05:00:00Z'}

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PROVENANCE

	Jacquin Collection, Paris, France
	date: ?–1921
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	(Walpole Galleries, New York, NY, January 20, 1921 sale, lot 115)
	date: January 20, 1921
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	Fanny Tewksbury King [1867–1949], Cleveland, OH, sold by her estate to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1921–56
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1956–
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