Watching Fireflies on a Summer Night

Mishima Shōsō Japanese

Meiji period (1868–1912)

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Title: Watching Fireflies on a Summer Night
Artist: Mishima Shōsō (Japanese, 1856–1928)
Period: Meiji period (1868–1912)
Culture: Japan
Medium: Frontispiece; woodblock print; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Album: 8 1/2 x 5 5/16 in. (21.6 x 13.5 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of Donald Keene, in honor of Julia Meech-Pekarik, 1986
Object Number: JP3710
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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