Hail the firefly, the emissary of light sparkling through the dark. For centuries, Japanese art and folklore has found these diminutive creatures to be a fount of wonder, their melancholy glow seeming to embody the distant memories of those who have passed. Woven in a tapestry-like form, Hotaru glimmers with tiny halos of silver and gold, approximating the flicker of hope, curiosity, and longing that one can feel upon seeing these sylph-like creatures briefly illuminate the smallest fragment of night.