Women in a Pleasure Boat on the Sumida River
1794
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1794
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Women in a Pleasure Boat on the Sumida River is a 1794 by Chôbunsai Eishi, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows two women in traditional Japanese clothing on a boat. The woman on the left wears a kimono with a floral pattern and holds a fan. The woman on the right wears a kimono with a different pattern and holds an object with a round shape. The boat is decorated with a design and has a curved shape. The background of the painting shows water and a distant landscape. The colors used in the painting are muted, with shades of pink, black, and beige. The painting is held at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Chōbunsai Eishi (鳥文斎 栄之; 1756–1829) was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist. His last name was Hosoda (細田). His first name was Tokitomi (時富). His common name was Taminosuke (民之丞) and later Yasaburo (弥三郎). Pupil of Kano Eisen'in…
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