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Boating Party on the Sumida River

Torii Kiyonaga

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a traditional Japanese woodblock print showing people on a boat. The boat has a curved deck with low walls on either side. Seven people are on the boat, wearing traditional Japanese clothing, called kimonos. The people are dressed in various colors and patterns. Some are sitting and some are standing. Two lanterns hang above the boat. In the background, there is another boat and trees along the riverbank. The river is the Sumida River. The overall color palette is muted, with shades of beige, brown, green, and black. The style of the print is ukiyo-e.

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604 × 900 px
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