Women Boating by the Ryōgoku Bridge on Sumida River, Kitagawa Utamaro

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Kitagawa Utamaro, Women Boating by the Ryōgoku Bridge on Sumida River
Kitagawa Utamaro, Women Boating by the Ryōgoku Bridge on Sumida River
Women Boating by the Ryōgoku Bridge on Sumida River
early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
1754–1806
Women Boating by the Ryōgoku Bridge on Sumida River, early 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: color woodcut
Dimensions:
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 20 x 36 in
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): overall 388 x 783 mm
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 15 1/4 x 30 13/16 in
Credit line: William Bridges Thayer Memorial
Accession number: 1928.7875
Not on display
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Exhibition Label: Installation related to "Tokyo: The Imperial Capital Woodblock prints by Koizumi Kishio, 1928-1940," Feb-2005, Hillary Pedersen Utamarō was Edo’s foremost printer of women. Here he depicts a group boating on the Sumida river in the Ryōgoku district during a festival. Men oggle the women from the teashops along the lanterned riverbanks, as two courtesans attempt to switch places on the boats. The crowded bridge and multitude of boats in the congested river attests to the popularity of this area as a popular entertainment venue. The artist has placed his signature and seal on each of the three prints comprising this triptych, so that they could be sold individually or as a set.