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Young Woman Chasing Fireflies

Young Woman Chasing Fireflies

(Japanese, 1735–1785)
(Japanese)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock print (benizuri-e); ink and limited color on paper
DimensionsHosoban; 28.5 x 12.8 cm (11 1/4 x 5 1/16 in.)
Credit LineDenman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession number06.710
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ClassificationsPrints
ProvenanceMarch 8, 1906, gift of Denman Waldo Ross
Young Woman Drawing Water at a Well as a Crow Flies Overhead
Young Woman Drawing Water at a Well as a Crow Flies Overhead
Artist unknown, Japanese
mid-18th century
Woman Playing with Cat
Woman Playing with Cat
Artist unknown, Japanese
Actor Nakamura Tomijûrô I in Two Roles, at the Theater of Nakamura Kanzaburô; Calendar for 1744
Actor Nakamura Tomijûrô I in Two Roles, at the Theater of Nakamura Kanzaburô; Calendar for 1744
Artist unknown, Japanese
1744 (Kanpô 4/Enkyô 1)
Courtesan Riding on a Crane
Courtesan Riding on a Crane
Artist unknown, Japanese
1765 (Meiwa 2)
Lion and Peonies
Lion and Peonies
Artist unknown, Japanese
Actors Segawa Kikunojô II as the Nun Narukami and Yamashita Kinsaku II as the Fan-seller (Ôgiuri) Shinsaku, real name (Honmyô) Minamoto no Tsunewakamaru
Actors Segawa Kikunojô II as the Nun Narukami and Yamashita Kinsaku II as the Fan-seller (Ôgiuri) Shinsaku, real name (Honmyô) Minamoto no Tsunewakamaru
Artist unknown, Japanese
1757 (Hôreki 7), 2nd month
Actor Onoe Kikugorô I
Actor Onoe Kikugorô I
Artist unknown, Japanese
about 1744 (Kanpô 4/Enkyô 1)
Courtesan Looking at a Lantern
Courtesan Looking at a Lantern
Artist unknown, Japanese
Woman Teaching a Child to Write
Woman Teaching a Child to Write
Artist unknown, Japanese
1750s
Actor as Asahina no Tôbei in Gokusaishiki Musume Ôgi
Actor as Asahina no Tôbei in Gokusaishiki Musume Ôgi
Artist unknown, Japanese
1762 (Hôreki 12), fall
Actor Segawa Kikunojô II as the Courtesan Katsuragi
Actor Segawa Kikunojô II as the Courtesan Katsuragi
Artist unknown, Japanese
1765 (Meiwa 2), 8th month
Actors Ôtani Hiroji II as Umebori no Yoshibei and and Segawa Kichiji II as Ageha no Chôkichi
Actors Ôtani Hiroji II as Umebori no Yoshibei and and Segawa Kichiji II as Ageha no Chôkichi
Artist unknown, Japanese
1753 (Hôreki 3), 1st month