Gift of Jeptha H. Wade in honor of Emily V. Wade · The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1796–97
Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (left)
- Date
- c. 1796–97
- Medium
- Triptych: color woodblock print
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 38.2 x 76.8 cm (15 1/16 x 30 1/4 in.)
- Country / context
- Japan
- Movement / tradition
- Japanese art and printmaking
- Collection
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Pathway
- Japanese art and printmaking ↗
FROM THE MUSEUM
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.
Collection text · The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0A MOMENT TO LOOK
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