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Party on the Pleasure Boat Kawaichimaru
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Party on the Pleasure Boat Kawaichimaru

Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829), artist · c. 1796–97 · One of a pentaptych of color woodblock prints

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A pleasure boat named Kawaichimaru is filled with entertainers in this expansive scene. At the vessel’s right end, a young dancer waits as her costume’s hat is arranged. In the middle, a trio of musicians performs, two on drums and another on shamisen, a three-stringed instrument. Listening to them is an elegant woman smoking her pipe. At the left end, three women, one on a neighboring boat, enjoy a spectacular floral arrangement of pine, lily, and iris on a lacquer stand.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineParty on the Pleasure Boat Kawaichimaru (川一丸船遊び), c. 1796–97. Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829). One of a pentaptych of color woodblock prints; sheet: 38.2 x 24.2 cm (15 1/16 x 9 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from J. H. Wade, 1921.364.b
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