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Disembarking from a Pleasure Boat on the Sumida River

Torii Kiyonaga

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A color woodblock print depicting three women. The woman on the left wears a red and pink kimono with a yellow obi. She has a black and yellow hat on her head. The woman on the right wears a beige kimono with pink and purple accents; the kimono has a red section with white floral pattern. She is holding onto a black boat with white floral pattern. A boat's bow is on the right. A girl in a black and white kimono with a red obi stands in front of the two women. The background shows a body of water with a mottled beige and gray sky. Stairs lead down toward the water on the right.

Artwork Details

Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
426 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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