Ehon mushi erami 絵本虫えらみ

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At A Glance

  • Period

    1788 (Tenmei 8)
  • Geography

    Japan
  • Material

    Woodblock printed; ink and color on paper; paper covers
  • Dimension

    H x W x D (Vols. 1, 2 each): 27.3 x 18.2 x 0.9 cm (10 3/4 x 7 3/16 x 3/8 in)
  • Accession Number

    FSC-GR-780.321
  • EDAN ID

    edanmdm:fsg_FSC-GR-780.321

Object Details

  • Artist

    Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 (1753-1806)
  • Publisher

    Tsutaya Juzaburo 蔦屋重三郎 (1750-1797)
  • Collection

    Freer Study Collection
  • Exhibition History

    The Life of Animals in Japanese Art (May 18 to August 18, 2019)
    Inventing Utamaro: A Japanese Masterpiece Rediscovered (April 8 to July 9, 2017)
  • Origin

    Japan
  • Credit Line

    Purchase, The Gerhard Pulverer Collection — Charles Lang Freer Endowment, Friends of the National Museum of Asian Art and the Harold P. Stern Memorial fund in appreciation of Jeffrey P. Cunard and his exemplary service to the Museum as chair of the Board of Trustees (2003-2007)
  • Type

    Book
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