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Source Description
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.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
148392
label
Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (center)
core
obj
dtoType
print
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1
Source metadata
id
148392
contentType
print
title
Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (center)
description
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.
date
c. 1796–97
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79928798
creators
23355
genreSpecific
Print
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 38.2 x 76.8 cm (15 1/16 x 30 1/4 in.)
cul
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
accession
1975.98.b
Source extras
tec
Triptych: color woodblock print
tombstone
Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (center), c. 1796–97. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806). Triptych: color woodblock print; sheet: 38.2 x 76.8 cm (15 1/16 x 30 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Jeptha H. Wade in honor of Emily V. Wade, 1975.98.b
collection
Japanese Art
inscriptions
inscription
Artist's signature: Utamaro hitsu
sortorder
1
inscription
Publisher: Izumiya Ichibei (Senichi han).
Censorship seal: kiwame
sortorder
2
formerAccessionNumbers
1975.98a
didYouKnow
A sense of movement is conveyed by their sleeves fluttering in the breeze.
citations
citation
Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1975.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 63, no. 2, 1976, pp. 31–71.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 71, cat. no. 165
creditline
Gift of Jeptha H. Wade in honor of Emily V. Wade
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2026-05-29 07:37:52.270000
sourceId
148392
dept
Japanese Art
coll
Japanese Art
med
Triptych: color woodblock print
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male
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image_url
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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3dd7f13f5ab883ff