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Catching Fireflies

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1796–97

77 cm × 38 cm

About the size of a bathroom mirror. You would need 2 of them to reach a person's height.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 38 cm
Width: 77 cm
Medium: Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Kind: Print
Made in: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: Overall: 38.2 x 76.8 cm (15 1/16 x 30 1/4 in.)
Credit: Gift of Jeptha H. Wade in honor of Emily V. Wade

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 77 cm × 38 cm. About the size of a bathroom mirror. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made c. 1796–97. It is in the public domain, and The Cleveland Museum of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Cleveland Museum of Art: Gift of Jeptha H. Wade in honor of Emily V. Wade.
How was it made?: Triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper, made in Japan, Edo period (1615–1868), Japan, Edo period (1615–1868).
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Cleveland Museum of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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