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
Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation - January-July 2017. The Cleveland Museum of Art (January 9-July 10, 2017).
title: Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation
opening date: 2017-03-27T04:00:00
Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (March 27-July 10, 2017).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* Year in Review 1975. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 3-March 7, 1976).
* Japanese Woodblock Prints: Themes and Techniques. 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.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art, 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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