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Chasing Fireflies by Torii Kiyomitsu I — VisualArtsDB

Chasing Fireflies

Chasing Fireflies

Torii Kiyomitsu I

1756–1766

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.)
Genre: Woodblock print
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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Japanese (culture or style)

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