Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (right)

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Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (right)

Kitagawa UtamaroLinkedCulture matchlcp-39e686abde8d

Date
c. 1796–97
Medium
triptych: color woodblock print
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Japanese Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
148391

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Three women in traditional Japanese attire are engaged in gardening activities in a grassy area.

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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. A sense of movement is conveyed by their sleeves fluttering in the breeze.

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Credit line
Gift of Jeptha H. Wade in honor of Emily V. Wade
Provenance
?–1975: Jeptha H. Wade III [1924–2008], Massachusetts, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 1975–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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