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Group at a Tea-house on the Bank of the Sumida River

Chōbunsai Eishi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A group of people are gathered on a deck. A man sits on the left side with his right leg crossed over his left knee. He wears a haori with a brown and gray pattern over a black kimono with a white lining. On the right side stand two women. The woman closest to the man wears a white kimono with a pink floral pattern; she has a red cloth slung over her left shoulder. The woman behind her wears a pink kimono with an orange and white pattern. She holds a red fan. A short bamboo fence runs along the edge of the deck. A roof supported by a column is on the left. Two red lanterns hang from the roof. People are on boats on a river in the background. A boat is on the left. A tree branch protrudes into the image from the right. Buildings are on the other side of the river.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1790
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
430 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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