The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of September 9, 2026

A vertically oriented woodblock print depicts four women with light skin tones in a wooden hall. In the foreground, one woman sits on a bench facing our right with a folding fan. To our left, two women in peach and green robes stand; one holds a white cloth near her mouth. A woman in a black robe stands to our right, looking upward. Above, paintings of horses and a sword adorn the wooden beams.
early 1790s

Chōbunsai Eishi

(Japanese, 1756–1829)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
woodblock print from a triptych; ink and color on paper
Sheet: 39.8 x 26.1 cm (15 11/16 x 10 1/4 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1151
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

This print, the right print from a triptych of which the museum has only the left and right, shows people looking at votive plaques called ema hanging near the ceiling of a hall where tea is served to visitors.
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