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Women Beside a Stream Chasing Fireflies
Eishic. 1796-97
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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.
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- Title: Women Beside a Stream Chasing Fireflies
- Creator: Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829)
- Date Created: c. 1796-97
- Physical Dimensions: Sheet: 38.8 x 25.4 cm (15 1/4 x 10 in.)
- Provenance: (Yamanaka & Co.)
- Type: Print
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1920.523
- Medium: woodblock print; ink and color on paper
- Inscriptions: Signature: Eishi zu Seal: kiwame
- Fun Fact: This print is the center print from a triptych, but the museum does not have the left and right prints.
- Department: Japanese Art
- Culture: Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
- Credit Line: Gift of J. H. Wade
- Collection: Japanese Art
- Accession Number: 1920.523
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