Fireflies Over the Uji River by Moonlight, Suzuki Shōnen

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Fireflies Over the Uji River by Moonlight, Meiji period (1868–1912), Japan, Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk, Image: 48 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Suzuki Shōnen (Japanese, 1849–1918), This atmospheric picture of shining fireflies traveling above the grass-flanked Uji River in a distant suburb of Kyoto derives its theme from the famous eleventh-century novel The Tale of Genji (Genji monogatari) by Murasaki Shikibu

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Size: 2650px × 6751px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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