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Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a full moon over a night river with a low arched bridge, boats, and tall diagonal posts at right, with calligraphy at top.

Moon over Ryogoku Bridge in Summer (Natsu Ryogoku no tsuki), from the series "Famous Places in Edo in the Four Seasons (Shiki Koto meisho)"

A vertical woodblock print shows a large pale full moon above a dark blue night sky, with a low arched bridge and boats on a river at left. Tall diagonal posts and a bridge structure cut across the right edge, and a poem is inscribed in black calligraphy at the top.

Artist
Utagawa Hiroshige
Date
c. 1832/34
Medium
Color woodblock print; chutanzaku
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
843 × 2484 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1839).
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: Luna sobre el puente Ryogoku en verano, de Lugares famosos de Edo en las cuatro estaciones

Una estampa xilográfica vertical muestra una gran luna llena de tono pálido sobre un cielo azul oscuro, con un puente bajo y arqueado y barcas en un río a la izquierda. Postes altos y diagonales y una estructura de puente atraviesan el borde derecho, y un poema aparece escrito en caligrafía negra en la parte superior.

Português: Lua sobre a ponte Ryogoku no verão, de Lugares famosos de Edo nas quatro estações

Uma gravura xilográfica vertical mostra uma grande lua cheia de tom pálido sobre um céu azul-escuro, com uma ponte baixa e arqueada e barcos em um rio à esquerda. Postes altos e diagonais e uma estrutura de ponte cortam a borda direita, e um poema aparece em caligrafia preta no topo.

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