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Catching fireflies (Hotaru gari)

Kitagawa Utamaro · ca. 1796–97

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Artist
Kitagawa Utamaro
Date
ca. 1796–97
Medium
Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Region
japan
Period
edo period
Collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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