“Enjoying the Evening Cool near Lord Nabeshima’s Warehouses” (Fūryū Nabeshima yūsuzumi)
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In a fantastic urban panorama of Osaka, ten Kabuki actors out of costume are shown enjoying a summer evening along the bank of the Yodo River, chatting with each other, some seated on wood benches. Fireworks illuminate a starry night sky over the Tenma Bridge, probably for the Tenjin Festival held annually on the twenty-fifth day of the seventh month. Spectators on the banks and in riverboats enliven the scene. The actors hold summer fans and smoking paraphernalia, and a puppy plays with a sandal of Nakamura Tomozō on the far left. This collaborative project is the work of artists in the circle of the poet and print designer Jukōdō Yoshikuni (active ca. 1813–32).
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