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Women Chasing Crickets on an Autumn Moor

early 1790s

Chōbunsai Eishi 鳥文斎栄之

(Japanese, 1756–1829)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
color woodblock print
Measurements
Sheet: 36.9 x 25.2 cm (14 1/2 x 9 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of James Parmelee 1940.1045
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In the waning days of summer, autumn insects begin to sing, heralding the approach of autumn. The two courtesans and their servant chase crickets among flowering bush clover, one of the flowers of autumn. In the background ancient courtiers enjoy the same pastime. Note the plovers, or chidori, on the kimono of the woman on the left. These are shorebirds that migrate through Japan during the autumn and spring. Chidori in flight have been a favored theme of art and poetry for more than a thousand years in Japan.
A vertically oriented woodblock print depicts women with light skin tones in salmon and tan robes on a grassy moor. In the foreground, a woman on the left gazes upward while holding a fan, another bends to pick small flowers, and a third stands to the right. In the background, smaller figures chase insects through tall grass. At the top left, a two-wheeled carriage rests on a hill among muted green foliage.

Women Chasing Crickets on an Autumn Moor

early 1790s

Chōbunsai Eishi

(Japanese, 1756–1829)
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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