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Chasing Fireflies by Torii Kiyomitsu I — VisualArtsDB

Chasing Fireflies

Chasing Fireflies

Torii Kiyomitsu I

1755–1769

Medium: Color woodblock print; hashira-e, benizuri-e
Genre: woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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printasian artJapanese (culture or style)woodblock print

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The Actor Kirishima Gizaemon as Murasaki Daijin in the play "Hatsu Akinai Omise Soga," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1767

The Actor Kirishima Gizaemon as Murasaki Daijin in the play "Hatsu Akinai Omise Soga," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the first month, 1767

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1767

The Actor Ichikawa Raizo I as Minamoto no Yoshitsune in the play "Nihon ga Hana Hogan Biiki," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1761

The Actor Ichikawa Raizo I as Minamoto no Yoshitsune in the play "Nihon ga Hana Hogan Biiki," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1761

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1761

The Soga Festival

The Soga Festival

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1763

The Actors Iwai Hanshiro IV as Sakura Hime and Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Priest Seigen in the play "Wada Sakamori Eiga Kagami," performed at the Namakumura Theater in the first month, 1773

The Actors Iwai Hanshiro IV as Sakura Hime and Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Priest Seigen in the play "Wada Sakamori Eiga Kagami," performed at the Namakumura Theater in the first month, 1773

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1773

The Actor Nakamura Matsue as Oshichi in the play "Fujibumi Sakae Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the second month, 1763

The Actor Nakamura Matsue as Oshichi in the play "Fujibumi Sakae Soga," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the second month, 1763

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1763

The Actor Segawa Senjo (Kikunojo III) as the wife of Amakawaya Gihei in the play "Kanadehon Chushingura," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the fifth month, 1776

The Actor Segawa Senjo (Kikunojo III) as the wife of Amakawaya Gihei in the play "Kanadehon Chushingura," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the fifth month, 1776

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1776

The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Nagoya Sanzaburo and Ichimura Kamezo II in the play "Higashiyama-dono Kabuki no Tsuitachi," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1766

The Actors Ichimura Uzaemon IX as Nagoya Sanzaburo and Ichimura Kamezo II in the play "Higashiyama-dono Kabuki no Tsuitachi," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1766

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1766

Towing boats against the current

Towing boats against the current

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1759

A parody of Narihira's eastern journey

A parody of Narihira's eastern journey

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1759

A Triptych (Sanpukutsui): Courtesans of the Pleasure Quarters of the Three Cities

A Triptych (Sanpukutsui): Courtesans of the Pleasure Quarters of the Three Cities

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1750

Young woman holding obi between her teeth

Young woman holding obi between her teeth

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1755

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as a woman holding a hairpin

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo II as a woman holding a hairpin

Torii Kiyomitsu I, 1755