Untitled
Artist
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
(Japanese, 1798-1861)
CultureJapanese
Date1813-1861
MediumWoodblock print on paper
DimensionsOverall, Image: 14 1/2 x 10 in. (36.8 x 25.4 cm)
Overall, Mat: 19 x 13 1/2 in. (48.3 x 34.3 cm)
Overall, Mat: 19 x 13 1/2 in. (48.3 x 34.3 cm)
InscribedSigned at right near bottom with the horsechestnut in red under the "gawa".
Credit LineGift of Dr. James C. Perry in Memory of Nancy Nash Perry
Object number36.8.55
Not on view
DescriptionPrint of two women near the water, one swatting at three fireflies and the other trying to catch a brown beetle on the lantern at right. A night scene.Exhibition History"Inspiring Impressionism: Japanese Prints in the Chrysler Collection," Chrysler Musuem of Art, Norfolk, VA, March 10 - June 18, 2017.
Utagawa Kunisada I (Utagawa Toyokuni III)
1859
Utagawa Kunisada I (Utagawa Toyokuni III)