The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 16, 2022

Women Beside a Stream Chasing Fireflies

c. 1796-97

Chōbunsai Eishi 鳥文斎栄之

(Japanese, 1756–1829)

Japan, Edo period

(1615-1868)

Woodblock print; ink and color on paper

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

Gift of J. H. Wade 1920.523

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

This print is the center print from a triptych, but the museum does not have the left and right prints.

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.

Inscriptions

Inscription

Signature: Eishi zu Seal: kiwame

Provenance
(Yamanaka & Co.)
Exhibition history

Canberra, Australia: National Gallery of Australia (3/10/01 - 6/11/01) Canberra venue only. "Monet & Japan"exh. cat. no. 46, p. 121 and 196

Later Japanese Art Gallery Rotation (Gallery 113); February 20 - May 6, 2003.

Later Japanese Art Gallery Rotation (Gallery 113); August 25 - December 2, 2003.

Transformations in Japanese Printmaking. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 25-December 16, 1984).

Monet & Japan. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia (organizer) (March 10-June 11, 2001).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1920.523