Women in a Pleasure Boat on the Sumida River

Chōbunsai Eishi

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a traditional Japanese woodblock print showing a group of women on a boat. The boat has a canopy with curtains. Four women wearing kimonos and hairstyles with adornments are seated inside the boat. The woman on the left wears a pink kimono and sits on a chair. The woman beside her wears a black kimono. A third woman wears a green kimono. The fourth woman on the right wears a peach-colored kimono and holds a plate. In the background, there is a riverbank with trees and buildings. The river has waves. The color palette is muted with shades of beige, pink, black, and green.