Women Beside a Stream Chasing Fireflies

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Women Beside a Stream Chasing Fireflies

Chōbunsai EishiLinkedCulture matchlcp-f799399dc8a2

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
Object ID
101861

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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Credit line
Gift of J. H. Wade
Provenance
(Yamanaka & Co.)

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