Artwork preview

Catching Fireflies

Kitagawa Utamaro

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows a triptych woodblock print. The left panel depicts a woman in a black and gold kimono standing and a girl in an orange kimono crouching next to a tree; both are looking up at a lantern held by a woman in a white kimono. The middle panel shows three women in kimonos and a small boy; from left to right: a woman wearing a brown kimono and a head covering, another woman in a blue kimono with white flowers, and the boy wears a patterned kimono; the woman on the right wears a pink kimono. The right panel depicts a woman in a pink kimono pouring from a large vase while another woman in a light brown kimono squats in the grass; a third woman in a light brown kimono stands behind them. The background includes a tree, grasses, and a dark sky.

Artwork Details

Dimensions
900 × 455 px
Museum Record
View original
Palette