Fireflies on Grasses at Night
Object NamePrint
Artist / Maker
Ito Sozan
Date1920's
MediumWoodblock print on rice paper
Dimensions11 3/4 x 5 3/8 in. (29.8 x 13.7 cm)
ClassificationsPrints and Printing Plates
Credit LineGift of the Neva Petersen Estate. In the permanent collection, Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object numberUM2010.142
Status
Not on viewCollections
CultureJapanese
Label TextSozan created this design for the publisher Watanabe, who was making a name for himself as a new print publisher in the 1920s. he encouragted his printmakers to experiment with new techniques; for instance, this print was "creped" after being made on thin, tough paper. The effect is that the paper hangs like a soft fabric.
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Brunnier Art Museum
Object Name: Japanese Print
Shoda Koho
1930's
Object number: UM2010.105
Object Name: Printing Plate
Jay Norwood Darling
Object number: UM2006.83
Object Name: Print
Utagawa Hiroshige
1856
Object number: UM2005.264
