Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) | Catching fireflies (Hotaru gari) | Edo period, 19th century

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) 

Catching fireflies (Hotaru gari)

Edo period, 19^th century

woodblock print, surimono, signed Hokusai Sori ga, privately issued, depicting a party of women in a garden collecting fireflies at night, blooming irises to the riverbanks 

Surimono, ebankiri: 21.3 x 56.8 cm., 8⅜ x 22⅜ in.