Picture Book of Selected Insects (The Insect Book) (Ehon mushi erami) 画本虫撰

Open book showing two pages with illustrations and Japanese writing. The left page has a beige background with a black border. There is Japanese writing vertically along the left side. A bee-like insect and a spider web with a spider are illustrated. The right page has a similar beige background with a black border and large blue-green leaves and pink flowers. A caterpillar-like insect and smaller insects are illustrated.

Artwork details

Date:: 1788
Medium:: Set of two woodblock printed books; ink, color, and mica (vol. 2) on paper
Culture:: Japan
Dimensions:: 599 × 400 px
Museum record:: View original