Beauties at the Seashore
c. 1765–92
- Medium
- hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions
- 41.3 × 54 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-115248
Bunchō portrays the popular subject of cooling off by the water on a late spring or early summer evening, as suggested by the willow. The seated lady enjoys her pipe-smoking—a popular pastime for Edo women. In the background, some fireworks are set off from a small boat.
Provenance
Severance Fund, 1963.506
Registry history
- c. 1765–92 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
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