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The album Selected Insects
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Part Two (of two) of a collection of 30 poems on the subject of insects. The actual theme is love. The poems were selected by the poet Yadoya no Meshimori (1753-1830). The illustrations of insects on flowers and plants are by Utamaro. Dark blue cover; title strip in the upper left; 8 leaves: first page, blank; seven illustrations (over two pages) of insects with flowers and plants, with poems; last page, colophon.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineThe album Selected Insects. 1788. Kitagawa Utamaro. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
