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Eishi was both a painter and printmaker. His figures are characterized by elegant lines and flowing drapery.

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Document identity
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95400
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Leftmost Print from Pleasure Boats on the Sumida River beneath Shin-Ōhashi Bridge
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95400
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print
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Leftmost Print from Pleasure Boats on the Sumida River beneath Shin-Ōhashi Bridge
description
Eishi was both a painter and printmaker. His figures are characterized by elegant lines and flowing drapery.
date
c. 1792
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en
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Q79476817
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35477
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Print
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Sheet: 39 x 25.6 cm (15 3/8 x 10 1/16 in.)
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Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
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1916.1153
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woodblock print from a pentaptych; ink and color on paper
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Leftmost Print from Pleasure Boats on the Sumida River beneath Shin-Ōhashi Bridge, c. 1792. Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829). Woodblock print from a pentaptych; ink and color on paper; sheet: 39 x 25.6 cm (15 3/8 x 10 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1153
collection
Japanese Art
inscriptions
inscription
Signature: Eishi ga
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95399
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Print from Pleasure Boats on the Sumida River beneath Shin-Ōhashi Bridge, c. 1792. Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829). Wooblock print from a pentaptych; ink and color on paper; sheet: 39.1 x 26.2 cm (15 3/8 x 10 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1152
didYouKnow
This is the leftmost print of a composition comprising five prints, but the museum has only two of them.
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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2026-05-29 05:06:58.044000
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95400
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Japanese Art
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Japanese Art
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woodblock print from a pentaptych; ink and color on paper
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male
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