Boating Parties under the Ryōgoku Bridge, Edo period (1615?1868), ca. 1785, Japan, Triptych of polychrome woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, Each sheet: 15 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (38. 7 x 26 cm), Prints, Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752?1815), Avoiding the hot summer sun by escaping into the shade, boats anchor under Ryōgoku Bridge on the Sumida River, the most popular spot in Edo to cool off. This famous site is clearly identified by actual landscape elements, such as the upper crossbars of the gate of the famous Mimeguri shrine on the shores of the Mukōjima district, seen in the background through the trusswork of the bridge