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UTAGAWA TOYOHIRO. Enjoying the Evening Cool under a Gourd Trellis

Enjoying the Evening Cool under a Gourd Trellis. Artist: Utagawa Toyohiro (Japanese, 1763-1828). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 33 1/4 x 11 in. (84.5 x 27.9 cm)
Overall with knobs: 65 1/8 x 16 1/2 in. (165.4 x 41.9 cm). Date: early 19th century.
Known for his creative and subtle depictions of world-weary beauties, Toyohiro here captures a moment in the lives of a couple enjoying a cool evening. Both look relaxed; the husband is about to sing, while his wife, fanning herself, appears to be asking for a sip of wine. Seemingly an exquisite example of pure genre painting, it actually manifests a deeply rooted Japanese tradition in which painting is intimately linked to poetry, in this case a popular verse by Kinoshita Choshoshi (1569-1649):
Under a trellis of evening gourd blossoms,
A man in a shirt and a woman in a petticoat,
Enjoy the cool of evening.

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Author:

UTAGAWA TOYOHIRO (1763-1828)

Title:

Enjoying the Evening Cool under a Gourd Trellis

Caption:

Enjoying the Evening Cool under a Gourd Trellis. Artist: Utagawa Toyohiro (Japanese, 1763-1828). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Image: 33 1/4 x 11 in. (84.5 x 27.9 cm) Overall with knobs: 65 1/8 x 16 1/2 in. (165.4 x 41.9 cm). Date: early 19th century. Known for his creative and subtle depictions of world-weary beauties, Toyohiro here captures a moment in the lives of a couple enjoying a cool evening. Both look relaxed; the husband is about to sing, while his wife, fanning herself, appears to be asking for a sip of wine. Seemingly an exquisite example of pure genre painting, it actually manifests a deeply rooted Japanese tradition in which painting is intimately linked to poetry, in this case a popular verse by Kinoshita Choshoshi (1569-1649): Under a trellis of evening gourd blossoms, A man in a shirt and a woman in a petticoat, Enjoy the cool of evening.

Technique/material:

Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

Period:

Edo period (1615-1868)

Museum:

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

Credit:

Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY

Releases:

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Image size:

2039 x 4656 px | 27.2 MB

Print size:

17.3 x 39.4 cm | 6.8 x 15.5 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ASIA • ASIAN ART • EDO PERIOD (1615-1868) • HANGING SCROLL; INK AND COLOR ON PAPER • HANGING SCROLLS • INK • JAPAN • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • PAINTINGS • PAPER • SCROLL PAINTINGS • SCROLLS • UTAGAWA TOYOHIRO