『画本虫撰』「きりきりす」「蝉」|Grasshopper (Kirigirisu); Cicada (Semi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami)
1788
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
1788
ink
From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dominant colour
『画本虫撰』「きりきりす」「蝉」|Grasshopper (Kirigirisu); Cicada (Semi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami) is a 1788 ink by Kitagawa Utamaro, a Romanticism work, depicting flower, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.
This picture shows two bugs on a light background. On the left is a grasshopper clinging to a vine with leaves. On the right is a cicada hanging from a plant with big, green pods and bright orange flowers. The artist used simple lines and flat colors to keep things clear. The grasshopper looks like it’s climbing, while the cicada is still. Next, look up Kitagawa Utamaro to see more of his bug drawings.
