Item from the Mokuhankan Flea Market

Catching Fireflies

Size: 38.0cm by 25.0cm (14.96 in by 9.84 in) | Enlargement | Shipping Code: [L] ?

Designer: Eishosai Choki

Era: Post-war | Currency: $ / £ / €

Price: ¥ 12,000$ 90.00£ 69.50€ 83.50 [Item has been sold]

Description: A celebrated print in which Choki depicts a moment between a mother and her child during an evening stroll amid fireflies.

The irises show that it is May. The woman holds a firefly cage, while the boy pursues the insects. The dark background brings out the glow of the fireflies.

This version is a post-war reproduction by Adachi Company.

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