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Japanese woodblock print: a standing woman reads a paper while a seated woman holds a child on a veranda; a swallow and poem columns appear at upper left.

Evening Cool on the Verandah (Ensaki no yusuzumi): Genre scenes with kyoka poems, in aiban format (Kyoka-iri aiban fuzoku zu)

A color woodblock print shows a woman in a patterned kimono reading a long sheet of paper beside a veranda rail, while a seated woman cradles a small child who holds a fan. A swallow flies at upper left above columns of handwritten verse, and a small wooden object rests on the floor.

Artist
Kitagawa Utamaro
Date
c. 1788/90
Medium
Color woodblock print; aiban
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2374 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1795).
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: Fresco de la noche en la galería (Ensaki no yusuzumi)

Una estampa xilográfica en color muestra a una mujer con kimono estampado que lee una larga hoja de papel junto a la baranda de una galería, mientras otra mujer sentada sostiene a un niño pequeño que sujeta un abanico. Una golondrina vuela en la esquina superior izquierda, sobre columnas de versos escritos a mano.

Português: Frescor da noite na varanda (Ensaki no yusuzumi)

Uma xilogravura colorida mostra uma mulher de quimono estampado lendo uma longa folha de papel junto ao parapeito de uma varanda, enquanto outra mulher sentada segura uma criança pequena que segura um leque. Uma andorinha voa no canto superior esquerdo, acima de colunas de versos escritos à mão.

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