Fireflies Over the Uji River by Moonlight
Medium
Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk
Dimensions
Image: 48 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. (123.8 x 49.5 cm) Overall with mounting: 79 1/2 x 25 3/4 in. (201.9 x 65.4 cm) Overall with knobs: 79 1/4 x 28 in. (201.3 x 71.1 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Culture & Period
Japan · Meiji period (1868–1912)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, by exchange, 1979
Accession Number
1979.72
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Suzuki Shōnen 鈴木松年 · 1849–1918
**Suzuki Shōnen (鈴木松年, 1848–1918)** was a prominent Kyoto-based Nihonga painter of the Meiji period, renowned for his dynamic landscapes, pine tree compositions, and figural works. Born in Kyoto as the son of the painter Suzuki Hyakunen, he inherited his father’s studio and reputation. Hyakunen had founded the Suzuki school and worked in the Shijō and Nanga styles; Shōnen continued and expanded th...