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Catching Fireflies (Hotaru gari)


ほたるかり
Utagawa Kunisada I (Toyokuni III) (Japanese, 1786–1864)
Publisher: Kawaguchiya Uhei (Fukusendô) (Japanese)
Japanese
Edo period
1843–47 (Tenpô 14–Kôka 4)

Medium/Technique Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions Vertical ôban; 34.7 x 24.7 cm (13 11/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number17.3212.23
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsPrints

DescriptionLeft sheet of incomplete triptych.
Right sheet: 17.3211.23
Signed Kunisada aratame Nidai Toyokuni ga
国貞改二代豊国画
Marks Censor's seal: Tanaka
No blockcutter's mark
改印:田中
版元:なし