Modern Genji – Firefly Viewing (Imayō genji shiken hotaru asobi)
A woman wearing a blue robe with blue and white stripes on the hem and cuffs and red and blue undergarments with a floral design on the obi. She wears her hair slicked back with a blue headband and holds a red lantern. She stands on concrete on the edge of a body of water. A bridge spans the water behind her. A building on stilts extends over the water on the left. Pine trees are visible in the background against a night sky with fireflies. A road or path runs along the edge of the water on the left. The woman wears zōri. A seal in a rectangle is on the bottom right corner.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1861
- Medium
- Central sheet of a triptych; woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 449 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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