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KITAGAWA UTAMARO. Rat Snake (Hebi); Lizard or Skink (Tokage), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)
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Title:
Rat Snake (Hebi); Lizard or Skink (Tokage), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)
Caption:
Rat Snake (Hebi); Lizard or Skink (Tokage), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami). Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, ca. 1754-1806). Culture: Japan. Dimensions: Overall: 10 1/2 x 7 1/4in. (26.7 x 18.4cm). Date: 1788.
Ehon mushi erami (Picture Book of Crawling Creatures) is illustrated with fifteen designs of insects and other garden creatures by Utamaro. Published by Tsutaya Juzaburo , the poems were selected and introduced by a preface written by the poet and scholar Yadoya no Meshimori (Rokujuen; 1753-1830), who later became head of the influential Go-gawa poetry group. Several of the top kyoka poets of the day were invited to contribute.
Technique/material:
Page from woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper
Period:
Edo period (1615-1868)
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
4243 x 2852 px | 34.6 MB
Print size:
35.9 x 24.1 cm | 14.1 x 9.5 in (300 dpi)
