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Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (left), Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1796–97
Kitagawa Utamaro, portraitKitagawa UtamaroJapanese, 1754–1806

Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (left)

c. 1796–97 · Print

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Where is “Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (left)” now? Collection: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.

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Caught up in a frenzied pursuit of fireflies, one boy has waded into a stream after his quarry, while a younger one watches in anticipation as a young woman thrusts her fan into the air in the hope of capturing hers. In the center of the composition, a girl examines the insects trapped in her elegantly carved cage.

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1975.98.c

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PrintsWoodcutJapanese printsNeoclassicism18th centuryJapan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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