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Japanese woodblock print of a crowded riverside scene with rows of roofed houses, a green hill, shops, vendors and figures in kimono.

Riverside Teahouses on the Sumida River, Woodblock Print

A woodblock print of a riverside scene with rows of roofed houses and a green-topped hill across the water. In the crowded foreground, shops, vendors and kimono-clad figures fill the lower half, while columns of printed text and colored banners give the composition a lively, layered look.

Artist
Unknown
Date
1760-1849
Medium
Woodblock print (ukiyo-e) on mulberry paper (washi), ink with color
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
4000 × 2945 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1849).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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