Enjoying the Cool Evening Breeze on and under the Bridge

Enjoying the Cool Evening Breeze on and under the Bridge

Kitagawa Utamaro

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Utamaro's bridge scene of beautiful courtesans is skilfully composed so as to function as a set of six (at right) or for viewing individually or in pairs as shown here.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Enjoying the Cool Evening Breeze on and under the BridgeEnjoying the Cool Evening Breeze on and under the BridgeEnjoying the Cool Evening Breeze on and under the BridgeEnjoying the Cool Evening Breeze on and under the BridgeEnjoying the Cool Evening Breeze on and under the Bridge

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.