Woman sitting with a fan between her teeth, looking at her clasped hands with which she has caught a firefly; next to her a lantern containing fireflies; in the background the silhouette of a second woman catching fireflies. Satsuki is the name for the fifth month of japan's ancient lunar calendar. Label line: mentioned on object migita toshihide (1863 - 1925), 1901, color woodcut; line block in black with color blocks; silver powder; blind printing
collection: prints; japan (collection). Date: 1901. Place of creation: Japan; Tokyo. Dimensions: blad Height: 354 mm (13.93 in) blad Width: 241 mm (9.48 in). Medium: paper, silver.
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