蛍狩当風俗 (収載資料名:豊国画帖)
A Japanese woodblock print album (ehon) from 1860, made by the artist Toyokuni and published by Ebisuya for a popular audience. The four pictures show women in elegant dress at firefly-hunting evenings, with fireflies drifting over dark night backgrounds. A designer could take the flat colour blocks, the patterned blue robes with white wave and scroll motifs, and the bold contrast of pale faces against deep indigo night skies.



