# Catching Fireflies

By [Kitagawa Utamaro](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/kitagawa-utamaro.md>), c. 1796–97.

## Details

- Medium: Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions: Overall: 38.2 x 76.8 cm (15 1/16 x 30 1/4 in.)
- Collection: [Cleveland Museum of Art](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/gallery-36a1fc18d246201d.md>)

[View collection record](<https://clevelandart.org/art/1975.98>)

- Categories: Print, Works on Paper
- Styles: [Japanese Ukiyo-e](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/japanese-ukiyo-e.md>)

## Image

![Women and children catch fireflies beneath willow branches in a wide nighttime scene.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/source-36a1fc18d246201d-2a3cd5a34cc7a376/full.jpg?v=a1f9144834a046635766ba6c4aa3476df6b8f18fa8f783c9759b0fcfa9fb94bf>)

## Sources & credits

- The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1975.98. Gift of Jeptha H. Wade in honor of Emily V. Wade. CC0 Open Access.
- Gift of Jeptha H. Wade in honor of Emily V. Wade
- Cleveland Museum of Art

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