# Fireflies Over the Uji River by Moonlight

**Suzuki Shōnen** (Japanese, 1849–1918)  
Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silk  
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)

Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1979.72. [The museum's record](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/57166).

## About this work

Suzuki Shōnen painted this, aged about 19. It is now at The Met in New York.

### How it was made

- **Hanging scroll.** A painting mounted on silk with a wooden roller at the foot. It was rolled up for storage and brought out to hang for a season, a guest or an occasion.
- **Ink and colour on silk.** Silk was sized with glue and alum so it would hold a crisp brushline, and mineral colours were built up in thin layers. The sheen of the weave still shows through.

### [Suzuki Shōnen](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/suzuki-shonen)

Japanese, 1849–1918

## Facts

- Type: Paintings
- Culture: Japan
- The artist was about 19
- Real size: about 79 × 28 in (201 × 71 cm). The original is larger than our largest print, 18 × 24 in, so every print is a reduction.
- Century: 19th century
- Subjects: Rivers
- Colour: brown
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/959.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/959/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56; 18 × 24 in $68
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/fireflies-over-the-uji-river-by-moonlight-met-57166).