Cleveland Museum of Art
Catching Fireflies
Kitagawa Utamaro
- Date
- c. 1796–97
- Medium
- Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
- Department
- Japanese Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Caught up in a frenzied pursuit of fireflies, one boy has waded into a stream after his quarry, while a younger one watches in anticipation as a young woman thrusts her fan into the air in the hope of capturing hers. In the center of the composition, a girl examines the insects trapped in her elegantly carved cage.
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