Ehon mushi erami (Picture Book of Selected Insects)
Kitagawa Utamaro I
(Japanese, early 1750s–1806)
Tsutaya Jûzaburô (Kôshodô)
(Japanese)
1788 (Tenmei 8)
Medium/TechniqueWoodblock printed book; ink, color, and mica on paper
DimensionsOverall: 25.1 x 18.2 cm (9 7/8 x 7 3/16 in.)
Credit LineWilliam S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession number2003.247.1-2
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Not on viewClassificationsIllustrated books
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ProvenanceDecember 1, 1921, given by William S. and John T. Spaulding to the library of the Museum. (Accession Date: June 20, 2003)
Kitagawa Utamaro I
about 1789 (Tenmei 9/Kansei 1)