Fireflies Over the Uji River by Moonlight (detail). Meiji period (1868–1912). Suzuki Shōnen (Japanese, 1849–1918). Painting, hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk. Purchase, Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, by exchange, 1979. Accession Number: 1979.72. The Metropolian Museum of Art...
also become more common over time, especially in the latter half of the eighteenth century [36]. This study examined artistic representations of fireflies and depictions of how people interacted with these insects in Japan from a historical perspective. The information within the images was ...