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Frog (Kaeru); Gold Beetle (Kogane mushi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)

Kitagawa Utamaro

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Two-panel artwork with a beige background. The left panel depicts a large green leaf with visible yellow veins, partially covering a cluster of round green lily pads. A small portion of a frog's back and legs is visible behind the leaf. The right panel features a small brown frog with white underbelly and darker spots on its back, positioned in the bottom right corner. The frog faces left. Vertical Japanese text is written in black ink on the right panel, accompanied by a small portion of a leaf in the top right corner.

Artwork Details

Date
1788
Medium
Page from woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
599 × 414 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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