Evening Cool
夕涼み
- Date:
- 1930
- Medium:
- Color woodblock print
- Format:
- Oban
- Publisher:
- Watanabe Shozaburo
- Edition:
- Published by Watanabe Shozaburo
Description
A woman enjoys the cool evening air after a hot summer day, seated on a veranda with a hand fan resting in her lap. The deep blue of the twilight sky provides a cool contrast to the warm tones of her skin and the patterns of her light summer kimono. The scene captures the Japanese tradition of yusuzumi — taking the evening cool — with understated elegance.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Evening Cool (夕涼み) was created by Torii Kotondo (鳥居言人) in 1930.
Evening Cool was published by Watanabe Shozaburo (1930).
Evening Cool depicts night scenes.