Art Institute of Chicago
Searching for Fireflies
Suzuki Harunobu 鈴木 春信
- Date
- 1768
- Medium
- Color woodblock print, chūban
- Culture
- Japan
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
In this print, the complete absence of shadows or shading is a sign that the artist had not yet captured or become interested in the nuances of realistically presenting scenes set at specific times of day or night. The standing girl holds a lantern while the other one kneels by a cage for the fireflies.
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- Object type
- AAT300041273
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