Chasing Fireflies, A Lady of the Tenmei Era (1781-1789), from the series Thirty-six Elegant Selections
1894
Mizuno Toshikata
Mizuno Toshikata (Japanese, 1866–1908)
Japanese Art
Chasing Fireflies, A Lady of the Tenmei Era (1781-1789), from the series Thirty-six Elegant Selections, 1894. Mizuno Toshikata (Japanese, 1866–1908). Woodblock print, ink and color on paper; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Norman W. Zaworski Trust 2017.73 Each of the prints in the series Thirty-six Elegant Selections features a woman from a different time period, as befits an artist who was interested in history painting. Most of the prints are set in the Edo period (1615–1868). Mizuno Toshikata was a favored student of Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (1839–1892), and took over his post as a newspaper illustrator.
- Maker/Artist
- Mizuno, Toshikata
- Classification
- Formatted Medium
- Woodblock print, ink and color on paper
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Inscription Type: series title Inscription Transliteration: 三十六佳撰 Inscription Romanization: Sanjūrokkasen Inscription translation: The Thirty-six Elegant Selections Inscription: Inscription Transliteration: 蛍狩天明頃婦人 Inscription Romanization: Hotaru gari, Tenmei goro fujin Inscription translation: Chasing Fireflies, A Lady of the X Era Inscription: Inscription Type: artist’s signature Inscription Transliteration: 年方 Inscription Romanization: Toshikata Inscription: Inscription Type: artist’s seal Inscription Transliteration: 應斎年方 Inscription Romanization: Ōsai Toshikata Inscription: Inscription Type: engraver’s seal Inscription Transliteration: えん活刀 Inscription Romanization: En-Katsu to Inscription: Inscription type: date and publisher’s information Inscription Translation: Meiji 27 (1894) Akiyama Buemon (summary)
- Departments
- Japanese Art
- Accession Number
- 2017.73
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Norman W. Zaworski Trust
- Exhibitions
- Japanese Gallery 235 Rotation
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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