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Women Beside a Stream Chasing Fireflies
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About this work
A group of women amuse themselves by chasing fireflies next to a stream. A sense of movement is conveyed by their sleeves fluttering in the breeze.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineWomen Beside a Stream Chasing Fireflies, c. 1796–97. Chōbunsai Eishi (Japanese, 1756–1829). Woodblock print; ink and color on paper; sheet: 38.8 x 25.4 cm (15 1/4 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.523
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