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Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (left)

Kitagawa Utamaro

Cleveland Museum of Art

A color woodblock print depicting three women outdoors. The central woman wears a black kimono with gold leaf pattern and a light brown kimono on top. The woman on the left sits by a tree wearing a light floral kimono and orange obi. The woman on the right wears a pink kimono with a white leaf pattern; she holds a small wooden box. The central woman holds a round fan with pink and white design. A leafless tree trunk is on the left. The background shows a night sky that is dark at top and light at bottom, with some grass visible behind the women.

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597 × 893 px
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