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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Pleasure-boating in the evening on the Sumida River to escape the summer’s heat was about as popular as viewing cherry blossoms in spring for Edo townspeople. The river also led the way to the Yoshiwara, the licensed brothel district. A boating party with courtesans and gentlemen jostles up next to a fishing boat. Utamaro enjoyed portraying a scene through the design of a fishing or mosquito net. The different colors of the net suggest these impressions may be from two different series.
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Kitagawa Utamaro — 四季の花|Girls Getting on Board a Boat, from 
Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815) — Boating Party on the 
Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829) — Women in a Pleasure 
Torii Kiyonaga (Japanese, 1752–1815) — Boating Party on the 
Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829) — Party on the Pleasur
Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829) — Print from Pleasure 
Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829) — Leftmost Print from 
Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829) — Party on the Pleasur
Kitagawa Utamaro
Ippitsusai Bunchō
Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829) — The Matsukaze Chapte
Utagawa Toyokuni (Japanese, 1769–1825) — The Shika Teahouse
