Outing on Boat

Dateca. 1915-20

Maker Odake Chikuha Japanese, 1878 - 1936

Label TextDespite any apparent rainfall or water depicted in the scene, the viewer perceives that passengers on a boat were suddenly caught in a shower. The figure of a woman covering her ears with her hands implies the sound of thunder can be heard. At the dock, beautiful women are getting off the boat with help of boatmen, hurriedly crossing the pier with umbrellas up. Odake Chikuha (1878-1936), an excellent painter active in the early twentieth century, captured a variety of people and their activities and integrated them into a graceful scene, in the mood of the Edo period.

Object number2001.25.1

ProvenanceDan and Carol Henderson; by gift to Seattle Art Museum, 2001

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Asian Art Museum, Legends, Tales, Poetry: Visual Narrative in Japanese Art, December 22, 2012 - July 21, 2013. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Spring and Summer in Japan, February 28, 2002 - October 13, 2002.

Credit LineGift of Carol and Dan Henderson

Dimensions67 1/2 x 25 in. (171.5 x 63.5 cm) overall 150 in. width

MediumColor on paper