鳥獣略画式|How to Draw Birds, Insects and Fish Simply (Chōjū ryakugashiki) 鳥獣略画式
Kuwagata Keisai 鍬形蕙斎
1797, eighth month (Kansei 9)
Medium
Woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper
Dimensions
10 7/16 × 7 3/16 in. (26.5 × 18.2 cm)
Classification
Illustrated Books
Culture & Period
Japan · Edo period (1615–1868)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Mary and James G. Wallach Foundation Gift, 2013
Accession Number
2013.771
Tags
BirdsElephantsFishInsects
About the Artist
Kuwagata Keisai 鍬形蕙斎 (Japanese) · 1764 –1824
Japanese, 1764–1824