Artist
Shiokawa Bunrin(Japanese, 1808–1877)Japanese, 1808–1877
CultureJapanese
Titles
- Fireflies by a Twilight Stream
Datec. 1875
PlaceJapan
MediumHanging scroll; ink on silk mounted on paper with ivory roller
DimensionsImage: 46 1/2 × 19 5/16 in. (118.1 × 49.1 cm)
Overall (with roller): 71 7/8 × 25 1/2 in. (182.6 × 64.8 cm)
Overall (with roller): 71 7/8 × 25 1/2 in. (182.6 × 64.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Stephen Hamilton in memory of Ann Lattimore Hamilton
Object number2004.1692
Non exposé
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Department
Asian ArtObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Titled on the cover of the box in Japanese characters: "A painting of a group of fireflies near a mountain stream".
Signed "Bunrin" with an unread seal and signed inside on paper "Bunrin..."
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