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Beauties at the Seashore
Bunchōc. 1765–92
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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.
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- Title: Beauties at the Seashore
- Creator: Ippitsusai Bunchō (Japanese, dates unknown)
- Date Created: c. 1765–92
- Physical Dimensions: Image: 41.3 x 54 cm (16 1/4 x 21 1/4 in.); Overall: 134 x 72.8 cm (52 3/4 x 28 11/16 in.)
- Provenance: (N. V. Hammer, Inc., New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art), The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1963.506
- Medium: hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
- Department: Japanese Art
- Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
- Credit Line: John L. Severance Fund
- Collection: ASIAN - Hanging scroll
- Accession Number: 1963.506
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