Cleveland Museum of Art

Women Beside a Stream Chasing Fireflies

Chōbunsai Eishi

Date

c. 1796–97

Medium

woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Department

Japanese Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

A group of women amuse themselves by chasing fireflies next to a stream. A sense of movement is conveyed by their sleeves fluttering in the breeze. This print is the center print from a triptych, but the museum does not have the left and right prints.

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