The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 24, 2025

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)
woodblock print from a pentaptych; ink and color on paper
Sheet: 39 x 25.6 cm (15 3/8 x 10 1/16 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade 1916.1153
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

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.
  • Later Japanese Art Gallery Rotation (Gallery 113); February 20 - May 6, 2003.
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