Catching Fireflies
c. 1796–97
- Medium
- Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions
- 38.2 × 76.8 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-203127
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.
Provenance
Wade, 1975.98
Registry history
- c. 1796–97 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — prints
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