Women Beside a Stream Chasing Fireflies

Description

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.

Provenance

(Yamanaka & Co.)

Women Beside a Stream Chasing Fireflies

Chōbunsai Eishi

c. 1796–97

Accession Number

1920.523

Medium

woodblock print; ink and color on paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 38.8 x 25.4 cm (15 1/4 x 10 in.)

Classification

Print

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

Gift of J. H. Wade