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Evening Cicada, Higurashi; Spider, Kumo, from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)

Kitagawa Utamaro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows two panels side by side with a beige background. The left panel contains vertical Japanese text. The right panel depicts an ear of corn with green leaves and a tassel at the top. On the corn, there is a cicada and a spider. The cicada has a dark body with white spots. The spider is small and dark-colored. The image has a thin black border around each panel. The panels have a slightly aged appearance.

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
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