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Shiokawa Bunrin
Fireflies at River's Edge19th century

Not on view
Vertical Japanese hanging scroll painting, ink and color on silk, depicting bamboo and rocks along a dark riverbank with glowing fireflies, mounted on a cream silk border with a repeating floral pattern
Artist or Maker
Shiokawa Bunrin
Japan, 1808-1877
Title
Fireflies at River's Edge
Date Made
19th century
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk
Dimensions
Image: 38 7/8 × 13 7/8 in. (98.7 × 35.2 cm) Mount: 74 × 18 15/16 in. (188 × 48.1 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Laurie and Bill Benenson
Accession Number
M.2016.156
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Japanese Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Singer, Robert T., and Kawai Masatomo, editors. The Life of Animals in Japanese Art. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2019.