Summer Evening at Lakeside

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Title

Summer Evening at Lakeside

Subject

池畔納涼 (Chihan Nōryō)

Description

A painting showing two women clad in kimono enjoying
a cool evening by the lakeside. Back then, paintings showing Japanese women in kimono were popular and touted as an exemplar of Japanese feminine beauty.

Creator

藤島武二 (Fujishima Takeji)

Date

Meiji 30 (1897)

Format

152.0 × 194.4 cm

Type

Oil on Canvas

Files

池畔納涼.jpeg

Citation

藤島武二 (Fujishima Takeji), “Summer Evening at Lakeside,” Japanese Art in the 20th century - Empire, War, Occupation, accessed May 23, 2026, https://www.empire-war-occupation-20thcent-japaneseart.artinterp.org/items/show/36.