Pleasure Boat Ride in Summer (1)
- Medium:
- Woodblock print
- Source:
- Ohmi Gallery
- Image courtesy of
- Ohmi Gallery
Description
The first sheet of what appears to be a series depicting summer water recreation, this print likely shows women or mixed company aboard a roofed pleasure boat during warm months. Summer boat outings (natsu no funa-asobi) were associated with relief from heat, and Shuntei would have differentiated the seasonal setting through thin katabira or ro-gauze summer robes, hand fans, and the bright flattened greens of riverside foliage. The designation '(1)' indicates a multi-part composition or series, possibly showing the figures departing or mid-journey. Late-Meiji woodblock printing conventions favor precise line carving for textile pattern rendering alongside smooth mica or bokashi sky passages to convey the humid luminosity of a Japanese summer afternoon.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Pleasure Boat Ride in Summer (1) was created by Miyagawa Shuntei (宮川春汀).
Pleasure Boat Ride in Summer (1) depicts seascapes.