Advanced Search 
画本虫撰 「蜂 尻焼猿人 毛虫 四方赤良」
Hairy Caterpillar (Kemushi) and Paper Wasp (Hachi), from the album Ehon mushi erami (Picture Book: Selected Insects)
画本虫撰 「蜂 尻焼猿人 毛虫 四方赤良」
Japanese
Edo period
1788 (Tenmei 8)
Medium/Technique
Woodblock print (nishiki-e); ink and color on paper
Dimensions
Horizontal ôban; 26.5 x 32.3 cm (10 7/16 x 12 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
William S. and John T. Spaulding Collection
Accession NumberRES.21.458
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPrints
Catalogue Raisonné
Asano & Clark, Passionate Art (1995), #463.01
DescriptionVolume 1, picture 1.
Poems by Yomo no Akara (for the hairy caterpillar) and Shiriyake no Saruhito (for the paper wasp).
The artist and publisher are identified on the final page of the album.
The complete, intact album: 2003.247.1-2, 2003.248.1-2, 2003.249.1-2, and 2008.167.1-2.
Poems by Yomo no Akara (for the hairy caterpillar) and Shiriyake no Saruhito (for the paper wasp).
The artist and publisher are identified on the final page of the album.
The complete, intact album: 2003.247.1-2, 2003.248.1-2, 2003.249.1-2, and 2008.167.1-2.
Signed
(this page unsigned)
無款
無款