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Picture Book: Selected Insects (Ehon mushi erabi)

A work made of color woodblock printed books, two volumes.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of color woodblock printed books, two volumes.

Date:

1788

Artist:

Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川 歌麿
Japanese, 1753 (?)-1806

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Arts of Asia

Artist

Kitagawa Utamaro

Title

Picture Book: Selected Insects (Ehon mushi erabi), Selected Insects (Ehon mushi erami)

Place

Japan (Artist's nationality:)

Date

1788

Medium

Color woodblock printed books, two volumes

Dimensions

27 × 18.3 cm (10 11/16 × 7 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Frederick W. Gookin Collection

Reference Number

2022.633

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