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Women Beside a Stream Chasing Fireflies

c. 1796–97

Chōbunsai Eishi 鳥文斎栄之

(Japanese, 1756–1829)
Culture
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Medium
woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Measurements
Sheet: 38.8 x 25.4 cm (15 1/4 x 10 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. H. Wade 1920.523
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
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This print is the center print from a triptych, but the museum does not have the left and right prints.

Description

A group of women amuse themselves by chasing fireflies next to a stream. A sense of movement is conveyed by their sleeves fluttering in the breeze.
A vertically oriented woodblock print in muted colors depicts three women with light skin tones by a stream at night. On our left, a woman in a green kimono sits on a bench, looking up. Centered, a woman in a pink floral kimono leans forward holding a fan. To our right, another stands in a black patterned kimono. Yellow fireflies flit beneath willow branches and columns of Japanese calligraphy mark the scene.

Women Beside a Stream Chasing Fireflies

c. 1796–97

Chōbunsai Eishi

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

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