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Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (center)
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Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (center)

Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806)
Created c. 1796–97

Curatorial Overview

“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.”

MediumTriptych: color woodblock print
Dimensions{"sheet":{"height":0.382,"height_inch":15,"height_inch_fraction":0.0625,"width":0.768,"width_inch":30,"width_inch_fraction":0.25}}
OriginJapan, Edo period (1615–1868)
InstitutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Accession No.1975.98.b
Credit LineGift of Jeptha H. Wade in honor of Emily V. Wade
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Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (right)

Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (right)

c. 1796–97triptych: color woodblock print
Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (left)

Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (left)

c. 1796–97Triptych: color woodblock print
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