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1905

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1915

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1948

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Print, Firefly of Ugi (Uji no Hotaru), No. 37

This is a Print. It is dated ca. 1910 and we acquired it in 1948. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Mary Rutherford Jay.

Its dimensions are

40.8 x 27.9 cm (16 1/16 in. x 11 in.)

It has the following markings

In graphite, lower left: Firefly of Ugi

It is inscribed

Inscribed in black ink, lower left: [Japanese characters] / no. 37 / Uji no Hotaru.

Cite this object as

Print, Firefly of Ugi (Uji no Hotaru), No. 37; Japan; 40.8 x 27.9 cm (16 1/16 in. x 11 in.); Gift of Mary Rutherford Jay; 1948-134-90

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