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Color woodblock print of three women on a wooden platform by a river, with rooftops and boats in the pale background.

Summer Twilight on the Banks of the Sumida River

A color woodblock print showing three women on a wooden platform beside a river, one holding a round fan and another seated in a dark patterned kimono. Rooftops and a distant shoreline with boats fill the background under a pale sky. The muted palette and flat composition reflect the ukiyo-e print tradition.

Artist
Torii Kiyonaga
Date
c. 1784
Medium
Color woodblock print; right sheet of oban diptych (left sheet: 1925.2656)
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2423 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1789).
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: Atardecer de verano en las orillas del río Sumida

Una estampa xilográfica en color que muestra a tres mujeres sobre una plataforma de madera junto a un río, una sosteniendo un abanico redondo y otra sentada con un kimono oscuro de estampado. Tejados y una orilla lejana con barcas llenan el fondo bajo un cielo pálido. La paleta suave y la composición plana reflejan la tradición del ukiyo-e.

Português: Crepúsculo de verão nas margens do rio Sumida

Uma xilogravura colorida que mostra três mulheres sobre uma plataforma de madeira à beira de um rio, uma segurando um leque redondo e outra sentada com um quimono escuro de padronagem. Telhados e uma margem distante com barcos preenchem o fundo sob um céu pálido. A paleta suave e a composição plana refletem a tradição do ukiyo-e.

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