The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 21, 2026

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)
color woodblock print
Image: 52.1 x 17.8 cm (20 1/2 x 7 in.)
Bequest of James Parmelee 1940.1041
Location: Not on view
  • The View from Afar: Whistler and the Japanese Print. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 9-October 16, 1988).
    Cleveland Museum of Art Prints and Drawings Department, 1988: The View from Afar: Whistler and the Japanese Print.
    Japanese Woodblock Prints: Themes and Techniques. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (September 3-October 19, 1980).
    Cleveland Museum of Art Education Department, 1980: Japanese Woodblock Prints: Themes and Techniques.
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1940.1041