Object details

Accession number

P33w1

Primary Creator

Torii Kiyonaga (Tokyo, 1752 - 1815, Tokyo)

Full title

Pleasure Boat on the Sumida River

Creation Date

about 1788-1790

Provenance

Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Asian antiquities dealers Yamanaka & Co., Boston on 1 August 1912 for $2.50. (with P33w41, a print after Ito Jakuchu)

Marks

Signed: Kiyongaga ga

Dimensions

39.1 x 77.8 cm (15 3/8 x 30 5/8 in.)

Display Media

Triptych woodblock print with karazuri on paper

Dimension Notes

Frame: 61 x 99.7 cm (24 x 39 1/4 in.)

Web Commentary

Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.

Permanent Gallery Location

Vatichino

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