Fishing Boats with Nets under Ryōgoku Bridge, Kitagawa Utamaro, 1790s

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Fishing Boats with Nets under Ryōgoku Bridge, Edo period (1615–1868), 1790s, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, a: H. 14 7/8 in. ( cm); W. 9 7/8 in. ( cm), Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?–1806), Boats carrying beautiful women and fishermen nearly collide on the Sumida River near Ryōgoku Bridge, a famous summer locale. The three fishermen wearing straw skirts in the foreground are a parody of the three protagonists of the foundation story of the Asakusa temple

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Size: 6213px × 3347px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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