Woman with fireflies, Utagawa Kunisada

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Utagawa Kunisada, Woman with fireflies
Utagawa Kunisada, Woman with fireflies
Utagawa Kunisada
Woman with fireflies
circa 1847–1852, Edo period (1600–1868)
Utagawa Kunisada
1786–1864
Woman with fireflies, circa 1847–1852, Edo period (1600–1868)
Where object was made: Japan
Material/technique: color woodcut
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 358 x 252 mm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 14 1/8 x 9 15/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 361 x 253 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 14 3/16 x 9 15/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 19 x 14 in
Credit line: Gift of Fina C. Ott
Accession number: 1979.0169
Not on display
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Archive Label date unknown: Kunisada was the most famous and prolific print designer of figures in the nineteenth century. The woman surrounded by fireflies is a courtesan. In the upper right corner of the print are several layers of bedding, called futon. A gift of expensive bedding from a patron enhanced a courtesan's prestige and the bedding was prominently displayed in her room. The seasonal motifs in this print, the fireflies lighting up the room, the nadeshiko flowers growing by a stream on the screen to the left, and the wallpaper decorated wtih maple leaves in the back of the room all imply late summer or early fall.