『画本虫撰』 「馬追虫」「むかて」|Katydid (Umaoi-mushi); Centipede, (Mukade), 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』 「馬追虫」「むかて」|Katydid (Umaoi-mushi); Centipede, (Mukade), 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 image shows a painting of a katydid and a centipede on a plant with flowers. The katydid is green with long antennae, and the centipede is brown with many legs. The plant has large leaves and yellow flowers. The painting is done in a style that emphasizes bold lines and bright colors. The artist has used a range of greens to depict the katydid and the leaves, while the centipede is a deep brown. The flowers are a bright yellow. The painting is a beautiful example of Japanese art from the Romanticism movement. You can learn more about this movement by exploring the Romanticism movement.
