Group at a Tea-house on the Bank of the Sumida River
ca. 1790
Medium
Woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
15 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (38.7 x 26 cm)
Classification
Prints
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Accession Number
JP2422
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant world of Edo-period Japan with *Group at a Tea-house on the Bank the Sumida River*, a captivating woodblock print by Chbunsai Eishi, created around 1790. Eishi, a master of ukiyo-e—the "pictures of the floating world"—ized in elegant depictions of beautiful women (bijin-ga), rivaling contemporaries like Utamaro. intimate scene captures a leisurely gathering of men and women at a riverside tea-house along the famed Sumida River in Edo (modern Tokyo), a bustling hub for boating, cherry-blossom viewing, and social outings during Japan's prosperous Edo period (1615–1868). Th...
About the Artist
Chōbunsai Eishi · 1756–1829
Japanese, 1756–1829