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Kitagawa Utamaro
Picture Book of Selected Insects, vol. II1788

On view:
Resnick Pavilion, floor 1
Japanese woodblock-printed book opening with two illustrated pages: a dragonfly over bamboo with cursive text on the left, and flowering plants with a grasshopper on the right
Japanese woodblock-printed book opening showing two reptiles among green foliage: a slender striped snake with forked tongue extended on the left page, and a lizard on the right page near flowering plants, with vertical columns of Japanese cursive script.
Japanese woodblock-printed illustrated book, open two-page spread; left page shows a flowering branch with pink blossoms and dark green leaves, with vertical columns of Japanese cursive script below; right page depicts a dark beetle on broad hosta-like leaves beside tall flowering plants with pale bell-shaped blooms, rendered in muted green, black, and soft pink wash.
Japanese woodblock-printed book opening: a cricket perches atop a dark eggplant with leaves and pink blossoms at left; a snail on a vine continues onto the right page, accompanied by columns of Japanese cursive script.
Japanese woodblock-printed book spread, two pages depicting a vine plant with lobed green leaves, yellow blossoms, and a hanging elongated pod split open to reveal a cicada inside; vertical columns of Japanese calligraphy on the left page.
Japanese woodblock-printed book spread showing rounded green leaves and delicate pink flowering stems in the lower right, with a small insect perched among the foliage; vertical columns of Japanese kana script on the left page.
Japanese woodblock-printed book spread; left page depicts a large lotus leaf with visible veining over water with floating duckweed, a small beetle on the leaf surface; right page shows a frog in profile with columns of Japanese cursive script throughout.
Artist or Maker
Kitagawa Utamaro
Japan, 1753-1806
Title
Picture Book of Selected Insects, vol. II
Place Made
Japan
Date Made
1788
Period
Edo period (1603 - 1868)
Medium
Color woodblock printed book
Dimensions
Each: 10 5/8 x 7 1/4 x 1/4 in. (26.9 x 18.4 x 0.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Caroline and Jarred Morse
Accession Number
M.80.219.11a-h
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
Japanese Art