“Enjoying the Evening Cool near Lord Nabeshima’s Warehouses” (Fūryū Nabeshima yūsuzumi)

ca. 1825

Not on view

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).

Artwork Details

壽鶴堂政國画・壽暁堂梅國画・壽陽堂歳国画・壽松堂ふじ國画・方雅堂きし國画「風流鍋島夕すゞみ」
Title: “Enjoying the Evening Cool near Lord Nabeshima’s Warehouses” (Fūryū Nabeshima yūsuzumi)
Artist: Jukakudō Masakuni 壽鶴堂政国 (Japanese, active 1820s)
Artist: Jugyōdō Umekuni 壽暁堂梅国 (Japanese, active ca. 1816–20s)
Artist: Juyōdō Toshikuni 壽陽堂歳国 (Japanese, active ca. 1816–1830s)
Artist: Jushōdō Fujikuni 壽松堂ふじ国 (Japanese, active 1820s)
Artist: Hōgadō Kishikuni 方雅堂きし国 (Japanese, active 1820s)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: ca. 1825
Culture: Japan
Medium: Pentaptych of woodblock prints (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper; vertical ōban
Dimensions: Each sheet : 14 3/4 x 10 5/8 in. (37.5 x 27 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Purchase, Friends of Asian Art Gifts, in honor of James C. Y. Watt, 2011
Object Number: 2011.129a–e
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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