id:			148390
accession number:	1975.98
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1975.98
updated:		2023-01-11 04:12:58.304000

Catching Fireflies, c. 1796–97. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806). Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper; overall: 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

title:				Catching Fireflies
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creation date:			c. 1796–97
creation date earliest:		1796
creation date latest:		1797
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creditline:			Gift of Jeptha H. Wade in honor of Emily V. Wade
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culture:	Japan, Edo Period (1615-1868)
technique:	Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
department:	Japanese Art
collection:	Japanese Art
type:		Print
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CREATORS

* Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 38.2 x 76.8 cm (15 1/16 x 30 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation - January-July 2017
	opening date:   2017-01-09T05:00:00
	<i>Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation - January-July 2017</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (January 9-July 10, 2017).

	title:		Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation
	opening date:   2017-03-27T04:00:00
	<i>Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (March 27-July 10, 2017).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>Year in Review 1975</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 3-March 7, 1976).

* <em>Japanese Woodblock Prints: Themes and Techniques</em>. Cleveland Museum of Art Education Department, Cleveland, OH (1980).

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PROVENANCE

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digital 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.

wall 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.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	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
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25152624

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IMAGES

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