

Horsefly (abu); Green Caterpillar, imomushi, from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)
Two-page spread from a book with a drawing of a plant with large leaves and a green caterpillar. The left page shows a brown stem with green leaves and small pink flowers at the base. The right page shows a large brown leaf on top of a white leaf. Japanese text is written vertically on the right page. The background of both pages is beige. A thin black border surrounds the pages.
Artwork Details
- Date
- 1788
- Medium
- Page from woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
- Culture
- Japan
- Dimensions
- 599 × 410 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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