The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 20, 2025
Women Chasing Crickets on an Autumn Moor
early 1790s
(Japanese, 1756–1829)
Sheet: 36.9 x 25.2 cm (14 1/2 x 9 15/16 in.)
Bequest of James Parmelee 1940.1045
Location: Not on view
Description
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.- {{cite web|title=Women Chasing Crickets on an Autumn Moor|url=false|author=Chōbunsai Eishi|year=early 1790s|access-date=20 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1940.1045