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Japanese triptych woodblock print of women on a veranda above a river, one holding a lantern, with a town skyline behind them.

A Party Viewing the Moon Across the Sumida River

A three-panel color woodblock print shows women in elegant kimono gathered on a veranda above a river, with rooftops and a riverside town stretching across the background. One woman raises a lantern at center while others sit, stand, and talk on mats beside small boxes and a tray.

Artist
Torii Kiyonaga
Date
c. 1787
Medium
Color woodblock print; oban triptych
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 867 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1892).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Clarence Buckingham Collection

Español: Una fiesta contemplando la luna sobre el río Sumida

Una estampa xilográfica japonesa en color de tres paneles muestra a mujeres con elegantes kimonos reunidas en una galería sobre un río, con tejados y una ciudad ribereña extendiéndose al fondo. Una mujer levanta una linterna en el centro mientras otras se sientan, se ponen de pie y conversan sobre esteras junto a pequeñas cajas y una bandeja.

Português: Festa contemplando a lua sobre o rio Sumida

Uma gravura japonesa em xilogravura colorida de três painéis mostra mulheres com elegantes quimonos reunidas em uma varanda acima de um rio, com telhados e uma cidade ribeirinha estendendo-se ao fundo. Uma mulher ergue uma lanterna no centro enquanto outras se sentam, se levantam e conversam sobre esteiras ao lado de pequenas caixas e uma bandeja.

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