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Party on the Pleasure Boat Kawaichimaru

川一丸船遊び

c. 1796–97

Chōbunsai Eishi 鳥文斎栄之

(Japanese, 1756–1829)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
One of a pentaptych of color woodblock prints
Sheet: 38.2 x 24.2 cm (15 1/16 x 9 1/2 in.)
Gift from J. H. Wade 1921.364.d
Location: not on view
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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.
Party on the Pleasure Boat Kawaichimaru

Party on the Pleasure Boat Kawaichimaru

c. 1796–97

Chōbunsai Eishi

(Japanese, 1756–1829)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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