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Leftmost Print from Pleasure Boats on the Sumida River beneath Shin-Ōhashi Bridge

c. 1792
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Chōbunsai Eishi 鳥文斎栄之

(Japanese, 1756–1829)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
woodblock print from a pentaptych; ink and color on paper
Measurements
Sheet: 39 x 25.6 cm (15 3/8 x 10 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1153
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
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This is the leftmost print of a composition comprising five prints, but the museum has only two of them.

Description

Eishi was both a painter and printmaker. His figures are characterized by elegant lines and flowing drapery.
A woodblock print depicts people with light skin tones on a boat. After Japanese calligraphy along the left edge, the scene features, from left to right, two standing women, one holding a fan and the other pointing toward a distant bridge. To the right, a man crouches beneath a wooden roof preparing fish beside a seated woman in green. Muted pinks and greens define the buildings and trees lining the distant shore across the water.

Leftmost Print from Pleasure Boats on the Sumida River beneath Shin-Ōhashi Bridge

c. 1792

Chōbunsai Eishi

(Japanese, 1756–1829)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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