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Chōbunsai Eishi

Beauties boating on the Sumida River (Bijin noryo zu)

Maker

Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756-1829)
Nishimuraya Yohachi 西村屋与八 (Japanese, 1759-1869), publisher

Title

Beauties boating on the Sumida River (Bijin noryo zu)

Period

Edo (Japanese period)

Year

1790s

Medium

  • polychrome woodblock print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Polychrome woodblock print

Materials

ink, color

Supports

  • paper

Geography

Place Made: Japan; Place Made: Tokyo

Dimensions

Overall: 37.2 x 48.9 cm (14 5/8 x 19 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Inscription verso, bottom center in pencil: EGR213.1-.2

Signature: Eishi ga

Seals: Publisher's emblem

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke

Object Number

20.1133B

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Edo Culture II
Life in the Pleasure Quarters
Dec 16, 1994 – Mar 05, 1995

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Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756-1829)
Nishimuraya Yohachi 西村屋与八 (Japanese, 1759-1869), publisher
Beauties boating on the Sumida River (Bijin noryo zu), 1790s
Polychrome woodblock print
Overall: 37.2 x 48.9 cm (14 5/8 x 19 1/4 inches)
Gift of Mrs. Gustav Radeke 20.1133B

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