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Kitagawa Utamaro

『画本虫撰』「蓑虫」「兜虫」|Bagworm (Minomushi); Horned Scarab Beetle (Kabutomushi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)

1788
Page from woodblock-printed book; ink and color on paper
26.7 × 18.4 cm (10.5 × 7.2 in)

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