PrintsJapanese

Picture Book of Selected Insects (Ehon mushi erami)

c. 1788

Artists

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿Artist

Classification

Prints

Medium

Woodblock-printed books; ink and color on paper

Culture

Japanese

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Asian Art

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