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Picture Book of Selected Insects (Ehon mushi erami), vol. 1 by Kitagawa Utamaro — VisualArtsDB

Picture Book of Selected Insects (Ehon mushi erami), vol. 1

Picture Book of Selected Insects (Ehon mushi erami), vol. 1

Kitagawa Utamaro

1783–1793

Medium: Woodblock-printed books; ink and color on paper
Genre: Print
Museum: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA, US

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The Courtesan Konosumi, from the series Beauties of the Southern Quarter (Nangoku bijin awase)

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Rat Snake (Hebi); Lizard or Skink (Tokage), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)

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