Chasing Fireflies

Provenance

Frederic May (1851–1918), Washington, D.C.; sold, American Art Galleries, New York, May 6–10, 1918, to Kate Sturges Buckingham (1858–1937), Chicago; given to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1925.

Chasing Fireflies

Torii Kiyomitsu I

c. 1761

Accession Number

23267

Medium

Color woodblock print; hashira-e, benizuri-e

Dimensions

71.4 × 9.8 cm (28 1/8 × 3 7/8 in.); Mat: 95.3 × 31.8 cm (37 1/2 × 12 1/2 in.)

Classification

woodblock print

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Clarence Buckingham Collection