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(Hasami-mushi), from the Picture Book of Crawling Creatures (Ehon mushi erami), Edo period (1615-1868), 1788, Japan, Page from woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper, 10 1/2 x 7 7/32 in. (26.7 x 18.4 cm), Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, 1753?-1806), Ehon mushi erami (Picture Book of Crawling Creatures) is illustrated with fifteen designs of insects and other garden creatures by Utamaro. Published by Tsutaya J_zaburo , the poems were selected and introduced by a preface written by the poet and scholar Yadoya no Meshimori (Rokujuen; 1753-1830), who later became head of the influential Go-gawa poetry group. (Photo by: Sepia Times/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)