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b – figure by boat and water.
Beauty Floating on Water
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Beauty Floating on Water

Artist Yoshitaki Utagawa (Japanese, 1841 - 1899)
Date19th Century
MediumWoodcut on paper
Dimensions9 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. (25.1 x 35.2 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of William Knight Zewadski
Object number2013.64.180
Collections
Visual Descriptiona – figure with sword. b – figure by boat and water.
A man in a boat pulling the hair of the woman in the other panel and holding a sword.
Beauty Attempting to Escape
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
1849
one swimmer in water, one in boat.
Pleasure Boat and Swimmers
Utagawa Kunisada 歌川國貞
undated
3 prints c – figure holding wand with lotus.
Deities Appearing, scene from Austerities of Mongaku
Kunisada Utagawa III
undated
A man in a dark robe or kimono on boat. It is raining and in the distance is a shore and cityscape.
Rescuing a Beauty
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
1850
swimmer’s legs in water
Sergeant Kawasaki Crossing the Tai-Dong River Alone
Kobayashi Kiyochika
c. 1894
A man in a blue garment holding a red scarf to his chest while seated on a cliff surrounded by the sea.
Suicide at Sea
Yoshitora
undated
People on horseback in water with incoming arrows.
The Great Battle of Uji River
Utagawa Yoshitora
1847-1852
Man holding onto rock as ocean waves crash around him.
Stranded in the Ocean
Utagawa Kunisada II 國貞二代
1865
Men with swords swimming. An island in the distance.
Minamoto Yoritomo Crossing the Water on a Raft
Utagawa Yoshiiku
1859
Five swimmers in water and two in boat.
Swimmers
Utagawa Yoshiiku
c. 1863
seated tattooed man and standing woman.
Beauties and Tattooed Rogues Doing Penance
Toyohara Kunichika
19th Century
Left image of triptych. A woman in colorful kimono grasps the side of a boat. She is waist high in water.
Rescuing a Beauty
Toyohara Kunichika
19th century

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