Kitagawa Utamaro
Ehon mushi erami

ArtistJapanese, 1753–1806
PublisherJapanese, 1750–1797
CultureJapanese
Titles
  • Ehon mushi erami
  • Picture Book of Crawling Creatures
Date1788 (Temmei 8)
Printed inJapan
MediumWoodblock printed book; ink, color, and mica on paper
DimensionsBlock: 8 5/8 × 6 3/8 in. (21.9 × 16.2 cm)
Sheet: 10 5/8 × 7 1/8 in. (27 × 18.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Elizabeth S. and Marjorie G. Horning Asian Art Accessions Endowment Fund, Nanako and Dale Tingleaf, the Tachibana Fund for Japanese Art, and Milton D. Rosenau, Jr. and Dr. Ellen R. Gritz
Object number2010.1386
Non exposé

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Department
Asian Art
ProvenanceResearch Ongoing
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Cover, recto: printed in ink, upper left edge: [Ehon mushi erami]
Cover, verso: inscribed in graphite: #84058 [Boston Book Company inv. number]

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