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Two-panel Japanese woodblock print of women on a teahouse veranda by the water, with boats, a hanging lantern, and a seated woman fanning herself.

The Sixth Month, Enjoying the Evening Cool in a Teahouse, from the series The Twelve Months in the Southern Quarter (Minami jūni kō)

A two-panel color woodblock print showing women on a riverside teahouse veranda in the evening, with sailing boats on the water and a paper lantern. In the left panel a seated woman fans herself beside a lacquer tray while two standing women talk; at right a woman in orange robes stands beside a kneeling figure in black.

Artist
Torii Kiyonaga
Date
About 1783
Medium
Color woodblock prints; oban diptych
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 1237 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: El sexto mes, fresco de la tarde en una casa de té, Doce meses en el barrio sur

Un grabado en madera a color de dos paneles que muestra mujeres en la terraza de una casa de té junto al río, al atardecer, con barcas de vela sobre el agua y un farol de papel. En el panel izquierdo, una mujer sentada se abanica junto a una bandeja de laca mientras dos mujeres de pie conversan; a la derecha, una mujer con vestido naranja está de pie junto a una figura arrodillada de negro.

Português: O sexto mês, frescor da noite numa casa de chá, Doze meses no bairro sul

Uma xilogravura colorida de dois painéis mostrando mulheres num terraço de casa de chá à beira do rio, ao entardecer, com barcos a vela na água e uma lanterna de papel. No painel esquerdo, uma mulher sentada se abana ao lado de uma bandeja de laca enquanto duas mulheres em pé conversam; à direita, uma mulher de quimono laranja está em pé ao lado de uma figura ajoelhada de preto.

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