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Couple in a Boat

c. 1799
(Japanese, c. 1754–1806)
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Image: 52.1 x 17.8 cm (20 1/2 x 7 in.)
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A tall woodblock print depicts a woman with light skin tone and hair pinned up wearing a peach kimono, holding a fishing rod and a small fish. Below her, a man in a checkered robe leans over the edge of a boat toward his reflection in the water. Behind them stands a thick wooden pillar. Vertical calligraphy is featured on the left, and a circular black seal is on the right.

Couple in a Boat

c. 1799

Kitagawa Utamaro

(Japanese, c. 1754–1806)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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