Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (left)

Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (left)

TitleCatching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (left)
ArtistKitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806)
Datec. 1796–97
MediumTriptych: color woodblock print
ClassificationPrint
OriginJapan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Themes: Entomological plates

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“Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (left)” is a work by Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806), dated c. 1796–97. It is executed in triptych: color woodblock print and classified as print. In this archive it sits within the entomological plates tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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