Fireflies at Ochanomizu by Kobayashi Kiyochika (1880)

Woodblock print of a lantern-lit boat on a night river, with fireflies glowing among dark trees and reflections on the water.

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A nocturnal river scene in a woodblock-style print shows a small covered boat with lit paper windows and a glowing lantern, poled by a figure, drifting past dark silhouetted trees. Fireflies scatter across the banks and hover above the water beneath a deep blue sky. This print, Fireflies at Ochanomizu, was made by Kobayashi Kiyochika in 1880 and is held by Wikimedia Commons.

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1880

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Wikimedia Commons

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