Famous Places in the Eastern Capital: Evening Cool at Ryōgoku

Utagawa Hiroshige · Woodblock print triptych, ink and colour on paper; three ōban sheets · Edo period, 1847–50 · Tokyo National Museum

Look at the kimono of the woman in the centre: its pattern of waves and rabbits faces the full moon above her head.

Exhibition: Hiroshige: New Perspectives on Edo Japan — Tokyo National Museum · 2026-09-29 – 2026-12-20