Hiroshige transformed Japanese landscape printing through his mastery of bokashi (gradated wash) technique and sensitivity to weather, season, and light. His atmospheric landscapes directly influenced Impressionist painters in Europe after Japanese prints reached the West in the 1860s.
On summer evenings, Kyoto residents gathered on the wide stone embankments along the Kamo River at Shijo to catch the cool breeze off the water. This [oban](/glossary/oban) print from the "Famous Places in Kyoto" series shows the seasonal yusuzumi ritual: families seated on mats, vendors moving through the crowd, and the lantern-lit facades of the teahouses on the opposite bank reflected in the river below.
Wakasa Kugushiko
1920
Color woodblock print; oban
Woodblock print
1934
Color woodblock print; oban
n.d.
Woodblock print; ishizuri-e, section of harimaze sheet
Curated cross-cuts that include this print.
Enjoying the Evening Cool on the Riverbed at Shijo (Shijogawara yusuzumi), from the series "Famous Places in Kyoto (Kyoto meisho no uchi)" was created by Utagawa Hiroshige (歌川広重) in c. 1834.
Yes — Enjoying the Evening Cool on the Riverbed at Shijo (Shijogawara yusuzumi), from the series "Famous Places in Kyoto (Kyoto meisho no uchi)" is part of the Famous Places in Kyoto (Kyoto meisho no uchi) series (print 10 of 9) by Utagawa Hiroshige.
Enjoying the Evening Cool on the Riverbed at Shijo (Shijogawara yusuzumi), from the series "Famous Places in Kyoto (Kyoto meisho no uchi)" depicts landscapes, kyoto, and night scenes, set at Kyoto.
